Life is But a Dream

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Isn't it wonderful how a simple childhood nursery rhyme could describe life so perfectly? Our bodies can be thought of as a boat for our non-physical selves in the physical world. Each of us learn how to move through life on a daily basis and guide our bodies from here to there to create unique experiences.

The idea is to let the river take us to where we need to be. Yet there are so many people out there who try to row upstream. Fighting against the flow for something that they think is right, or true, or real. They choose to go the hard way and work themselves to the bone because they think it's the only way to do things. They constantly fight against the current and end up a lot further upstream then they would have if they just trusted the river to guide them. The river knows where it is going. It may seem like it is winding and twisting in ways that aren't necessary, but to the river, it is the easiest course to take.

Merrily. Merrily. Merrily. Merrily. Life should be lived with as much joy as possible. Like the cork floating on the top of the water, our natural state of being is happy. We have been created from a stream of pure positive energy, therefore when we feel positive about life and everything in life, we are closest to our truest form. It takes a lot of energy to have negative feelings about anything. This is because it isn't true to what we were made from. It is easy for us to hold onto that negative emotion because it seems a lot easier than letting go of it. For some of us, we have been holding onto it for so long that it becomes really hard to even think about letting go because it feels as if it has almost become a part of us.

The lives that we lead are ones that are shaped by the choices we make. All of our choices up to this point have created our worlds that we live in. Our own dreams are ours and we can change them to suit the mood when we are dreaming them. Life can be changed in much the same way. We are each at the helm of our own boats. Through the choices we make we can change our lives to be anything that we want it to be.

We are all powerful creatures - each and every one of us. When looking at it from the point of view from people who practice the Universal Laws, it makes sense. Here is this universe and all it does is create. The things that it creates are all through what we think. That is how powerful each and every human being is on this planet. We have the power to create anything that we want to create. It is ours. We are all made from the same 'stuff'.

If we are all these powerful creators, then why are we where we are at right now and not any further? The only thing that is holding us back is ourselves. It is because we don't realize how powerful we are. It seems as though many of us are content with letting the leaders lead while we sit there and follow. It's like tying up our boats to someone else's in a long line and letting them decide where we go. We have forgotten that it's our lives, our choice, our creation, our reality. That is why so many of us are stuck in a job with a pile of bills with what looks like no out, because we can't believe that there is one. We think to ourselves that this is the way it works and this is the way it will be. End of story.

If only we had the courage to cut those lines that tie us to the boat in the lead and make our own way down the river. It seems as though the lines that bind us are filled with fear and hopelessness. It's the "I can't" attitude that can so easily catch us and fill us with despair.

Now is the time to take all of the things that you don't like about your life, all of the things that are holding you back from your dreams and change them. It is in your power to do it. The only thing that you actually have to do is believe. The only thing that is stopping you is you.