Changing the Path of Dreams

I enjoy dreaming.

Influencing the characters, narrative, and place of a dream is a delicate matter. If I push too hard I wake and the dream quickly fades from view. To move what happens in my dream I have to let it flow:

When I paddle a boat in rushing water I change the shape of oars rather than the flow of the river.

When I compose, create an image, or write, the process is much the same.

Those Things of Most Importance

I ponder on those things of most importance to me: those things that I come directly into contact with, and those things outside of me. I think of those and that I love.

For those I love, I think of my place and theirs in my life.

I think of those things that I love: art, music, words and story. Simply put, beauty and meaning.

For those things outside of me, I am free from the uncertainty and concern of self, and work untroubled.

Uncertainty and Purpose

The doctor had some concerns. I see a specialist consultant, I have a chest X-ray, a biopsy. It may be nothing to worry about. I should know within two weeks.

In this meantime I have the choice to focus on my dark uncertainty, or the beauty of light that unfolds outside my window. I can look inward, or outward.

I choose to walk under the great reach of sky before returning to my making.