Dream A Little Dream

No, it wasn’t a s.e.x dream before you even think about it (or is too late already?) although I did have a dream about that recently but that’s for another time – maybe. Or maybe not...

This dream was about finding a toilet with a door attached to the stall...

I’ve had the dream regularly for the last month, each time the scene is different sometimes the toilet is a public one, sometimes it’s in a house, sometimes on an airplane.

But each time the dream is the same – there is no door or there are no walls or there are both and the toilet is in a glass room.

There are many interpretations about toilets/restrooms/bathrooms and how they may apply to everyday life.

There is no one-size-fits-all process for defining what a dream means, dreams like thoughts are incredibly personal, understanding what it might mean for the individual is where to look.

Writing down the dream upon waking is a good idea. It allows for the dream to be deciphered as to what the sub-conscious might be trying to say, for example, an emotional need the dream is attempting to have you meet in waking life.

Visible Or Not To Be Visible That Is The Question

Talking with my Coach recently I had an insight about what the toilet stall without a door means for me...

Visibility...

Or lack thereof.

I have an issue with being visible, don’t want to be seen...

I thought this was a hang-up from my childhood. To a certain extent it is true but it wasn’t the underlying story. Deep down I knew it wasn’t the true story I was using it so I didn’t acknowledge what the real story was.

The real underlying story is deeply personal, one I’ve never shared before so I’m trusting you with this share ok?

When I ventured into the world of teaching Pilates my other half told me to keep my head down, stay under the radar, put my head beneath the parapet. As a result the classes built slowly via word of mouth – which is good, its ‘organic’ as it’s called. But it got to a certain level and plateaued.

When I entered the world of coaching I did nothing to tell others I could help them. Again, things kind of went via word of mouth, the odd referral here and there but it dried up because I never sought out the referrals. I was too scared of what the personal consequences could be if I did.

Thing is I don’t want to keep my head down and stay under the radar. I don’t want to remain a secret like it’s something that should never be told. I am effectively being selfish with the knowledge I have that I know can help others avoid some messy health and personal issues.

 Unknown Magic

The insight I had as a result of exploring the story was I’m scared of a potential scenario in the future that may or may not happen. Fear of the unknown.

Crazy way to live right?

The future does not exist, only in my mind does it exist. I am running the story of keeping my head down because I was told to and wasn’t prepared to stand up for myself. I settled.

Yet the unknown is where the magic happens. Leaning into the unknown takes some gall NOBODY can predict the future. NOBODY. Thing is humans don’t like to not know, why do humans attempt to predict the weather? Because humans don’t like not knowing.

But what if humans just leaned into that not knowing and had some fun in the process? Imagine the possibilities and opportunities then!

So my Coach challenged me. I was challenged to generate 10 leads before our next weekly session. 2 per day effectively. I could do it any way I wished either offline or online it didn’t matter. I JUST HAD TO DO IT. Oh and I did have to increase my stats on Instagram, much as I didn’t want to.

The outcome?

I created 8 new leads, not quite the 10 but it was a start. Out of 8 new leads 4 signed up to help me Beta test a new program – if you don’t ask you don’t get. As for the Instagram stats, well… it didn’t really happen but posting something more than once in a blue moon is a good idea.

Anybody know when the next blue moon is?