STUCK!

"I'm my mother's son," he informed me.

"People always told me I was just like her…"

He was explaining why he did things in a certain way and really was unlikely to ever change.

From where he sat - and all those years of hearing this belief reinforced - he didn't believe that he had much choice!

What do ya say?

What cement blocks are you chained to?

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - THE FLY'S EYE VIEW

This isn't a one-off. 

People have been fascinated with the idea of being able to observe without being noticed, with getting the whole picture without having to interact - going way back in time.

What makes it so intriguing?

Perhaps some of the same charge we get from reading a good book?  Listening to good music?  Being hypnotized by an absorbing piece of art?

Or is the draw something more connected to the power of secret knowledge? 

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

GET SOME FLY POWER

Imagine 3 different situations - current or past - where you might get a kick out of being that fly on the wall.

Have some fun with this one and imagine listening in to conversations.  What might you get from this 'spying'?

Like a dream, this imaginary information tells you something about yourself.  Maybe it shows where you experience missing pieces?

How could you use this information in a healthy, self awareness way?

If it seems like it might make you happy, you have the fly's permission to incorporate what you imagined into your story… remembering that you are choosing to do a re-write…

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE… A FLY ON THE WALL?

Getting that bird's eye, god's eye view…

Revealing secrets…

Seeing the underside, the behind the scenes, back story…

Creating clarity, security, understanding, true awareness…

What do ya say?

Ever wish you could be…

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - MAGICAL DREAMS

How much are we taught about the importance of dreams?

We know all about sleep - how it's healing and vital to our well being, but dreams…

Throughout history and literature we reference dreams and their significance and yet we still seem to dismiss their relevance to our daily lives.

One way of making this part of our reality more useful is to realize that we actually create these 'visions' and that they can expand our knowledge of ourselves, allowing us entrance into a different realm of awareness.

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

WORK THEM!

Talk to your dreams.

Before sleep: Ask for help in resolving a dilemma.

During sleep: You can actually merge your waking and sleeping  self to help you tune into the messages your dreams are giving you. This might take a little practice!

When you wake up: Make notes - write out whatever you remember no matter how fragmented. 

Be creative and imagine that you can interact with the images and characters in your dreams.

Even inanimate objects can have relevance. 

Ever tried becoming an umbrella?  

What would you say to an umbrella?  

Maybe something like: 'Hi what are you doing in my dream?'

And it might answer: 'Well I protect you, and I am easy to maneuver and use.'

If you continued this dialog what might you discover about the reason this prop showed up in your dream?

You get the idea. Right?

VOILA! WHOPPEE! WOOHOO!

Last night I wrote the entire weeks' Blog - 4 perfect posts - in my sleep.

I woke up truly delighted - until I watched them disappear… sucked back into the euphoric miasma of sleep!

Aarrg!

What do ya say?

Ever have this happen?

Solve all the worlds' woes in your sleep?

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - IMPACT!

No matter what you assume, your words do affect others!

They can accept what you say, or reject it but either way the other person has to use their energy to deal with your output.

We tend to be pretty insensitive to our impact on those around us and the less we pay attention the more harm we can do, and the less we understand what comes back at us!

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

PICKING UP THE SIGNS…

Five clues to negative impact:

1)  Body language - Crossed arms? Raised shoulders? Clenched fists?

2)  Voice - Too loud? Too low? Too high pitched?

3)  Facial changes - Looking away? Staring? Muscle tightness? Twitches?

4)  Physical distance - Moving away? Standing too close? Leaving the room?

5) Continued contact - Avoidance? 

I'M RIGHT - YOU'RE WRONG!

"That's stupid!" he exclaimed with great authority.

His friend was talking to him about something he didn't believe in so of course it was stupid.

Easy, isn't it, to assume our beliefs are the correct ones, and not stop to wonder how our negative stomp might be affecting the other guy.

What do ya say?

Do you get this?