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Camille

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The sheep named failing
« on: August 16, 2016, 06:29:08 AM »
Hi all,
I  work as a trauma  therapist with refugees and have been overwhelmed  at work. I had the following  interesting  dream lately and would like some help  unfolding it...

I am fascinated by a small angelic child in the waiting room of my office. Her mother is trying to place her on her brothers head but its not working out. I  ask if I can play with her. The mom says yes and leaves us alone. I take out my raccoon puppet  and start to play with her feet. Right away the child, who is also somehow a very sweet and contented lamb lies down and rests. We lie together very cozy and content. I am surprised how fast she lay down. I see  a beautiful  orange butterfly. It lands on first the lambs face then my own face. It is a magical moment although I am slightly  nervous as the butterfly  tugs the skin of my face. I say Fai Ling (lamb's name) do you see the butterfly?  I don't  have a camera to capture the moment. I am glad Fai Ling and I are alone with this moment.  Then I wake!

I  am confused about what aspect of my life is failing...my sweetness? Any questions or nudges welcome. Thanjs!

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Re: The sheep named failing
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2016, 04:15:49 PM »
Camille – Moments are often so full of wonder and power. We cannot hold on to them for they are part of change. We cannot even often capture the magic with a camera, but we can remember them and let the memory live is us at times.

To quote from the Butterfly entry, “A butterfly can also be such a seemingly fragile creature, and yet can fly up to 2000 miles. So it can signify not only your vulnerable nature but also your wonderful strength.” You dream has so many moments of interactions and relationship, and ends in a magical experience. Yet you say you have a feeling of failure.

It might be that you cannot yet see the answer you have in you.

While recently leading a group practising movement, I was struck again by how creative we all are if given an environment in which we can allow our originality. One woman in the group, exhausted from the demands of her job, experienced deep relaxation out of which enthusiasm and pleasurable energy arose, leading her to dance and bathe in her own joy. A man explored his relationship with love, and saw that he needed to gather to himself the love he received from others to call out his own resources of affection. A woman who worked as a nurse met the painful emotions arising from observing the difficulties of a mentally retarded patient. Her creative movements led her to find a way of accepting the reality of life’s difficulties. The pain cleared and she felt was ready to give a more flowing response to others in difficulty.

The nurse experienced shifting her position and seeing that she could simply be her loving self, perhaps as you were with your angelic lamb. See http://dreamhawk.com/news/my-body-is-a-moving-sea/ Perhaps you can find you answer there.

Tony

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Re: The sheep named failing
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2016, 06:56:17 PM »
Thanks so much Tony!  I have followed your site for many years, and have found many practices and support for trusting my own experience. Thanks for what you offer the world. Warmly, Camille