Toward More Earth

 

So last night, I sort of let percolate the question of how to bring more Earth into my life and into my daily experience. Because my goal is to be more grounded, more centered and more peaceful.

And then I had a dream that I believe may be a response to that question. In the dream, I was getting my car worked on, and the guy working on it had moved some things around and was telling me how to fix it back to the way it was before.

While I was trying to adjust things, the car started moving, and I was barely able to control it. By the time it stopped, I had moved away from the place where I was and was on another road entirely! And that kept happening!!

It was like this scary, madcap adventure because I couldn't stop the car, and could barely make it move the way I wanted it to but somehow, each time, it would miss the other cars and eventually stop without anyone getting hurt. Finally, I was able to turn it off in the driveway of a house I had never seen before.

I got out of the car, shaken, and a woman was walking across the street, having seen me stop, and was coming to talk to me.

Now, I'm sure this dream has multiple layers of meanings (including some deeper meaning about recent losses in my life) but as applied to the Earth thing, here are the questions I asked...

(1) What did the car need? Better brakes!!!

(2) What did I need? Confidence that I knew exactly where I was going & how I was going to get there without hurting myself or anyone else.

(3) What was my perceived problem? I could not control the car & wasn't sure when or if it would stop!

(4) How do I wish the dream had been different? I wish it had been a smooth, easy ride straight to my destination.

Well, there you go, the meaning of life in four questions and answers! It is obvious that I am the problem in my dream, and that, in real life, it is not necessary to "control the car" or know when and how it will stop or even exactly how I will get where I need to go.

But I do need vision and confidence that I will get there. And trust in the car and the one who fixed it.

Earth offers commitment to wrap a bow around vision and confidence, and being grounded and centered may help with trust. But also, maybe I need better brakes. And I might need more frequent stops to regroup.

And, of course, I need to remember that "the car" is a love bug! :)

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