Courage. To me that means standing tall and knowing what you want and going for it without any outside sources such as people, places and things stopping you. Think about it. Courage is the ability to push through the fears of life that most of us carry along with us. Where does fear actually come from? It comes from the outside, the part of us that does not belong to us. I am still unsure what made me write about this particular topic this morning. I woke up feeling as if I was on a another dimension all night in dream state. It took some time to get out of bed as if I had to give my body time to come back to reality. Our dreams connect our subconscious and our conscious mind. My dreams are very real to me and when I wake up I feel almost as if I were truly there. And, maybe I have been! Sometimes I dream the same dream over and over and I get so many messages at night. That is our subconscious, it is where our mind gets to play in a part of our reality that doesn’t truly exist unless we let go of all the people, places and things that stop us from pursuing our dreams.

Courage, dreams; people, places and things. I have always dreamt of being a writer. Writing has defined who I am. If you have read some of my blogs in the past, I have mentioned a few times that I had a rough go-around in school during my younger years before college. I will never forget the day I started writing. I started out with poems and short stories. I kept it to myself because everyone around me always said how they wanted to be a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer or a veterinarian. I wanted to be a writer. Society puts a lot of pressure on us when we are growing into who we truly are. It is very hard to not let all the people, places and things get in the way of our dreams.

My dreams are so real sometimes it is actually scary! Iv’e been having premonition dreams since I am a little girl. Do you remember the sad story about my cat? I dreamt of her horrible death and begged her not to go outside! Unfortunately, she was a wild cat and although she loved sitting at my tea table with me she also loved going out into the wild. Long story short, and before I go any further; Yes, my cat sat at my tea table with me and we talked a lot. So, as I was saying, my dream had come true. A short week after my dream we received a knock at my door and there my neighbor was, with a box holding my beloved childhood cat. From there on at the early age of four years old I knew that I had something weird going on. I was very different and I felt it. That was a sad dream that I have shared. The reason I always share it is because it was a dream of mine that I will never ever forget. It is hard to have the courage at the age of four to express what was happening. It does not get any easier as we get older. My dreams have never stopped. I still have premonition dreams as well as timeline dreams and dreams where I sometimes can’t differ between reality and fantasy. I am a dreamer. Most of my dreams always come true, even the dreaded ones where I would have considered it a nightmare instead. I realized during the last few years that my dreams are a gift and they led me to realizing I had something more within me than I ever would have wondered. I am able to connect with energy. I always had this gift, I always felt as if I knew someone and then they’d show up in my dreams. I would get the validation I needed but didn’t know exactly how to perceive them at the time. I sometimes wonder where I’d be if my gifts were noticed, then again as I will always say I wouldn’t be where I am today if my journey was rushed. In due time, I came into it all!

I sometimes wonder if I would have followed my own dreams. The ones in my heart, in my soul. Then I quickly revert my thoughts back to my path, my soul path and how all the people, places and things around me were and still are a part of my path. When you find yourself wondering about all the “What if’s”, know in your heart that they do not exist and the only thing that exists is the now. Stay present and aware. The experiences I needed along the way to help me grow, the constant change that I always needed and the part where I needed to learn to have courage along the way. The courage to follow my own dreams and my own path. I discovered a lot about myself during these last few years. There is one dream in particular that had shown up for me many times. And, I intend on following it as I am now ready. I am ready to stand tall with all the courage in the world without letting all the people, places and things stop me.

I hope you gained some perspective in this writing piece. If something resonated with you, I’d love to hear from you.

Love and Light, Always!

Diana.