{"id":15,"date":"2010-06-27T11:11:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T11:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dreamgates\/2010\/06\/joshuas-home-run.html"},"modified":"2010-06-27T11:11:29","modified_gmt":"2010-06-27T11:11:29","slug":"joshuas-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dreamgates\/2010\/06\/joshuas-home-run.html","title":{"rendered":"Joshua’s home run"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Joshua<\/a><\/span>This just in from my good friend Wanda Burch, with whom I’ve been sharing dreams and growing the practice of active dreaming for over twenty years:<\/p>\n

“My grandson,
\nJoshua, 11 years old, lives in California and loves baseball. He is
\nquite good but had never hit a home run until this weekend. Joshua
\nparticipated in the play-offs for championship title for his team as
\nthe all-stars for his age group in Northern California. It was really a
\nbig deal. Saturday was the big day and the last game.<\/p>\n

“On
\nSaturday morning, Joshua told his mom that he dreamed he had hit a home
\nrun. He was really pleased because the dream was so real<\/font> that he now knew what it felt
\nlike to hit a home run. He seemed satisfied that the dream had given
\nhim this fabulous experience. They didn’t talk about the possibility
\nthat he could actually hit a home run on the baseball field.<\/p>\n

“So
\nin the big game later on Saturday, Joshua’s team is behind. Joshua, not
\nbeing a star hitter, had been kept back. All the bases are loaded, and
\nJoshua’s team is running out of good hitters. Finally they are left
\nwith Joshua and think they have lost.<\/p>\n

“Joshua gets up and smashes
\na ball harder and farther than he’s ever done. He’s hit a home run and
\nhe’s given his team the championship. The team goes wild, screaming
\nand yelling as they carry Joshua around on their shoulders. Joshua calls
\nme full of excitement. He’s so happy that reality can measure up to the
\nbest dream.”<\/p>\n

Bravo for Joshua, who is clearly an all-star of
\nLittle League and of dreaming! This a terrific story to share with
\nsports-minded parents who may not have woken up to how dreaming can
\nhelp us to hit home runs (in many senses) and produce winning teams. Compare this report with Wanda’s previous account<\/a> of a psychic dream of her son Evan – Joshua’s father – when he was very young, and you’ll see how the practice of dreaming can be nurtured and grown in a family from generation to generation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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