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Reflections
Reflections Dream Wider!
By Jane Offer
I once read a true story that was both amusing and thought-provoking. A young man enrolled in a ‘Manifest your Dreams’ Course, even though he was skeptical about the whole idea. He arrived at the class on time where the facilitator handed each student a sheet of paper and a pencil. “Write down your dreams”, she said, sat down and began to read a book. Bathed in cynicism, he wrote some tongue-in-cheek ideas that he believed were more fantasy than a dream.
Fifteen minutes into the session, the facilitator looked up and said, “Dream wider” and returned to her book. He refocused in some surprise and began writing again. Every fifteen minutes she looked up from her book and repeated the instruction – Dream wider. By now the young man was immersed in the idea that he could take a flight of imagination and wrote more and more. His ideals went from shallow to life changing, he began to imagine a life that would be both fulfilling and joyful. There are a few insights we can take from this to recognise the magic in the manifestation of our dreams. Probably, the most obvious one is, that while we may have a vision
The bell sounded for the end of class and the students started towards the door. At this point the facilitator looked up, “Number three on your list will have manifested by the class next week”, she said.
He looked at his paper, at the silly statements he had made at the beginning, wishing that he had taken the whole concept more seriously. He noticed that number three indicated his dream to be in a house with naked females! He was a little embarrassed by this, assuring himself that this was an absolutely impossibility and went home.
He thought no more about it until day four. It was early morning and he was lying in bed thinking about the class and what it all meant. Suddenly, he heard the patter of feet as his two tiny daughters, newly bathed, ran into the room and jumped on him. They were followed in by his wife, fresh from the shower. At that moment he realised that he was in a house with naked females!
in mind of how and when our dream will come into being, a greater system is working to bring us what we really need when we need it and in the most appropriate manner. This system is aware of the plan we laid out for ourselves before we moved into the physical realm yet we have forgotten what that is. Our purpose in life is to remember our plan through the experiences we receive.
We can see clearly from this story that rarely do our attempts at manifestation come in the way we expect. More often than not, they appear to be the opposite of what we stated; so wrapped up in disguise that it may take a while to see what is there for us. All we need to understand in these moments of thwarted expectation is that, whatever is made available is for our highest good and greatest benefit, designed to support our journey through life. Frustrating of course, as we are human and we want what we want, and we want it now! Our dreams are important to our process of life; they fire our imagination and get our creative juices flowing. Everything that exists starts from a thought first, it marinates and matures, we apply action and creativity until our dream becomes a reality. This is how manifestation works. Look around you and you will see this to be the case: furniture, pictures, clothes, houses, beautiful gardens, all began their life as a dream, a thought in someone’s imagination. A dream held as a constant idea cannot help but find its way into our reality. We may not always recognise it at first, yet it will always be appropriate in form and timing.
Dreaming and manifesting is an internal process based in gratitude rather than desire. Our negative thoughts of lack or not being deserving can form a barrier to our dreams becoming a reality. When we imagine our life as healthy, abundant and happy and keep that ideal as a constant thought, then it will manifest in the best way possible to help us reach our goals. We spend an inordinate amount of time in thoughts that focus on what we are not or what we do not have, so maybe we are manifesting that reality with our constantly thought patterns.
Buddha said, “Your mind will always believe anything you tell it. Feed it Faith. Feed it Truth. Feed it with Love.”
Jane offers in-depth Soul Mastery readings guiding you through the major changes in life. Also, workshops and accredited courses.
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