Reflectology (2)

Nothing ever goes away until
it has taught us what we need to know.
-Pema Chodron

Just do go ahead.
Another powerful mantra.
-George Dorn

Is dreaming waking, or
does it just lead to and from it?

If I dream of Orange Line breakdowns and
running on all fours on hot sticky asphalt
to try to get anywhere; or if I dream of
my favorite collaborator at work coming
to me with one more idea/project and I find
the words, "I can't do it, I'm too busy"
come easily to my lips - but I wake up; or
if I dream of The Last Italian as being
a bit more thoughtful and concerned about me
than he had usually been in real life, then
where am I? Who am I? Which way am I going?

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Dear Tir-na Nog'th aka Unconscious,

Sorry there're so much stuff on (y)our plate(s)
right now -- the hazards of complex patterns.
Could you please refrain from sending anything
more up the down escalator for the time being?
We're just reflections, not separate storerooms.


Forever yours in Amber,
Conscious

The first step in this practice, then,
is to choose to see all of life as a classroom
filled with spiritual lessons. Be a lifelong learner
who walks in humility and with receptivity.
from Practice Teachers