{"id":256,"date":"2014-01-26T22:21:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T22:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/heartofthesoul\/?p=256"},"modified":"2014-01-26T22:21:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T22:21:55","slug":"the-revolving-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/heartofthesoul\/2014\/01\/the-revolving-door.html","title":{"rendered":"The Revolving Door"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jodi<\/a>I had a dream last night that I was back in high school, except it wasn\u2019t a high school that I was familiar with. I went into the library and wandered around for a few minutes before realizing that there was only one way to exit: through a tiny revolving door. It was so small that I had to scrunch into a ball to fit inside of it.<\/p>\n

While I was hesitant to get in because of my fear of confined spaces, I knew that if I ever wanted to leave the library I would have to muster up the courage and \u00a0just do it. So, I curled into a ball and sat down inside the door. Once in, the door quickly spun around and opened on the other side.<\/p>\n

But, for a moment \u2013 just a couple of seconds \u2013 I was completely trapped. In that space in the spin cycle between the entrance being open and the exit opening, everything was closed. And while in that moment, I could feel myself beginning to panic. I could feel my chest tightening and my breath quickening. In that moment, I could feel myself going right up to the edge of absolutely freaking out. And just as I was about to lose it, the door opened, I crawled out, I stood up, and walked away.<\/p>\n

And then I woke up, but the feeling of fear and then relief has stayed with me throughout the day.<\/p>\n

I believe that the dreams we remember are the ones that we\u2019re supposed to learn from or receive a message from or \u00a0listen to in some way.<\/strong>\u00a0I don’t think that most of our dreams are meant to be remembered\u00a0\u2013\u00a0they either just contain remnants from our day or have memories strung together in a sometimes silly way. But, sometimes, in the midst of all of these silly dreams, powerful dreams with messages attached occur. And last night’s dream definitely felt like one that I needed to pay attention to.<\/p>\n

I can feel some really big changes happening at my soul level. I can feel myself transitioning in ways that I am not yet able to put into words. And change can be scary. Even though I may want to stay in my current life or even in my past life (the life that was represented by my high school library), I know that this is no longer an option. I know that it’s time to move on. It’s time to allow these changes to occur. And in order to do this, I may feel discomfort and possibly even panic. I may want to run and not be able to \u2013 I may feel trapped.<\/p>\n

I believe that what this dream was showing me is that no matter how hard this transitional period feels, it will be over before I know it. And I will be okay. I will be able to stand up and enter a new life \u2013 leaving behind the pieces of me that no longer fit for where I\u2019m going.<\/p>\n

And that feels pretty exciting and pretty wonderful.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m ready to walk through the revolving door.<\/strong> I\u2019m ready to leave behind the past. I\u2019m ready to experience this transformation. I welcome it, in fact, because I know that what is on the other side of it is pretty magical. I can feel how light and free and loving it is. And I\u2019m definitely ready for it.<\/p>\n

I feel that this imagery from my dream can apply to so many of us. And if you\u2019re also ready to move forward into the possibility and leave your past behind, I welcome you to join me in the metaphorical revolving door. We\u2019ll just be there for a second, and I guarantee it will be worth it.<\/p>\n

Hugs,<\/p>\n

Jodi<\/p>\n

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