{"id":4762,"date":"2013-02-27T10:25:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T15:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2013-02-27T10:51:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T15:51:01","slug":"a-beautiful-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2013\/02\/a-beautiful-day-2.html","title":{"rendered":"A Beautiful Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was inspired by two influences today; one visual and the other auditory.<\/p>\n

I woke up this morning to the sonic serenade of Irish rockers U2 offering forth with their 2000 hit\u00a0\u00a0 A Beautiful Day. <\/em><\/strong>My window view is of a cloud overhanging grey morning with drip drop rain and leaf dancing wind. Some people would see that as something less than beautiful. To the almost, not quite Spring flowers that are eagerly awaiting peeking out from dark Winter slumber, the rain is most welcome. It’s all about our perspective. I can tell you that I was grateful to be awakened from a dream that had me facing my own inner dark night. It focused on a new venture in which I am engaged that a person who has since passed more than a deacade ago\u00a0(and in my dreams, often forgets that and requires my reminders) attempted to bully me out of my joy around it and take it over, expressing that I wasn’t capable or competent to succeed. No way was I about to allow him to do so, and in my dream, I engaged a female friend who is a a dynamic ally, to assist me in taking my own power back. I felt confused at first, thinking that events were occuring a decade or more ago\u00a0and then remembered who I was, where and when I was \u00a0and what I was capable of achieving. I recognized that sometimes in life, he gave voice to my own active inner critic and even in death, sometimes makes an unwelcome appearance with those same messages. To be fair, there were times throughout our relationship that he was an ardent cheerleader and likely now is on the celestial squad, whistling and clapping at my recent accomplishments. In the dream, I stood up to him\/me, since I have heard over and over that each part of a dream is an aspect of the dreamer. As I stood my ground, I felt taller somehow, more in possession of my own place in the world, refusing to give up, as I would have in the face of disagreement in the past.<\/p>\n

The dream left me wondering how deeply buried and insidious our self doubts can be. Do we surrender to them and let them wash over us, sweeping us away with the tide?\u00a0 Do we keep on swimming for shore, trusting that we can rest in between the waves and perhaps even ride them (kowabunga!) until the sands welcome us as we take respite? What visions do you have for yourself that your own inner bully attempts to confiscate?\u00a0 How can you awaken to the light of a beautiful new day?<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 heart is a bloom<\/em><\/p>\n

Shoots up through the stony ground<\/em><\/p>\n

There’s\u00a0 no room<\/em><\/p>\n

No space to rent in this town <\/em><\/p>\n

You’re\u00a0 out of luck<\/em><\/p>\n

And the reason that you\u00a0 had to care<\/em><\/p>\n

The traffic is\u00a0 stuck<\/em><\/p>\n

And you’re not movin’\u00a0 anywhere <\/em><\/p>\n

You thought you’d found\u00a0 a friend<\/em><\/p>\n

To take you out of this\u00a0 place<\/em><\/p>\n

Someone you could lend a\u00a0 hand<\/em><\/p>\n

In return for grace <\/em><\/p>\n

It’s a beautiful day<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sky falls, you feel like<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s\u00a0 a beautiful day<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let it get\u00a0 away<\/em><\/p>\n

You’re on the road<\/em><\/p>\n

But you’ve got no destination<\/em><\/p>\n

You’re in the mud<\/em><\/p>\n

In the maze of her imagination <\/em><\/p>\n

You love this town<\/em><\/p>\n

Even\u00a0 if that doesn’t ring true<\/em><\/p>\n

You’ve\u00a0 been all over<\/em><\/p>\n

And it’s been all\u00a0 over you <\/em><\/p>\n

It’s a beautiful\u00a0 day<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let it get away<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s a beautiful day<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Touch me<\/em><\/p>\n

Take\u00a0 me to that other place<\/em><\/p>\n

Teach me\u00a0 now<\/em><\/p>\n

I know I’m not a hopeless\u00a0 case <\/em><\/p>\n

See the world in green and\u00a0 blue<\/em><\/p>\n

See China right in front of\u00a0 you<\/em><\/p>\n

See the canyons broken by\u00a0 cloud<\/em><\/p>\n

See the tuna fleets clearing\u00a0 the sea out <\/em><\/p>\n

See the Bedouin\u00a0 fires at night<\/em><\/p>\n

See the oil fields\u00a0 at first light<\/em><\/p>\n

And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth<\/em><\/p>\n

After the flood all the colors came out(Day!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0It was a beautiful day<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t\u00a0 let it get away<\/em><\/p>\n

Beautiful\u00a0 day <\/em><\/p>\n

Touch me<\/em><\/p>\n

Take me to that other place<\/em><\/p>\n

Reach\u00a0 me<\/em><\/p>\n

I know I’m not a hopeless\u00a0 case<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0What you don’t have<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0you\u00a0 don’t need it now<\/em><\/p>\n

What you don’t\u00a0 know <\/em><\/p>\n

you can feel it somehow<\/em><\/p>\n

What\u00a0 you don’t have <\/em><\/p>\n

you don’t need it now<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t\u00a0 need it now<\/em><\/p>\n

It was a beautiful\u00a0 day<\/em><\/p>\n

www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3Dco6WMzDOh1o<\/a> A Beautiful Day by U2<\/em><\/p>\n

The second, once my eyes could focus, was this pertinent poem by a woman who seems to be a kindred spirit, named Doe Zantamata. She is an author, poet, artist and photographer \u00a0and clearly an inspirista and sister Opti-Mystic who sees the world (like I do) through the eyes of possibility. I knew it needed to be included in this Bliss Blog entry. Bless you, Doe. <3<\/p>\n

www.doezantamata.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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