On Fridays I do these "Dream Status Report" prompts to help me have more clarity, momentum and groundedness on my path.

There are journaling sheets for doing this! these are available for everyone, not just membership members. Download them here.

Another really weird week.

The wildfires have been burning for over a month in my province, and in the 2 provinces on either side. These are such remote and heavily treed forests, the fires are just really hard to put out and the fires are so big and numerous there aren't enough firefighters or resources. So they focus on protecting hydro corridors, cities, towns and First Nations. Which means they could keep burning for some time and I'm just hoping there is no more loss of life and none of the fires make it into our communities.

And I feel like I am shifting from the shock of such ferocious wildfires starting in early May (our "wildfire season" starts in late July), to hoping that they will all be out soon, to accepting that this is where we are.

I am really sensitive to smoke, my eyes, mouth and throat are burning, I'm having headaches. I finally realized - Oh I need an air purifier! And I'm so glad one will be arriving here tomorrow morning.

So a lot of my routines are, again, changing.

I watch the air quality reports, because of shifting winds there is the odd day when the air is fine in the city and I can go for a bike ride and even sit in the park with a coffee and my journal which is how I love to start the day at this time of the year.

Plus the escalating chaos of the political situation next door.

AND STILL

Creatively this was such a good week.

I am still sinking deeper into my NEW ways of doing things. Moving more slowly and intentionally than I ever have in my life, and getting things done in ways that make me feel really good.

I feel aligned with the magic of the Creative Dream Incubator.

I am amazed at how clear, focused and energized I am... sometimes. Like, I can really GET TO WORK. And when I feel that start to fade, I immediately go rest.

I am noticing that when I was younger I just had more energy, and even if focus was starting to wane, I had all these ways of trying to keep myself "on track". And it did not feel like I was forcing myself at the time.. but if I did that now, it would feel that way.

And now - FEELING GOOD is the top priority. When I feel good, the things happen. I trust this 100%

So I rest more, I eat well, I drink lots of water. I am reading really good books that fill my brain with new perspectives and I'm watching trashy tv shows to give my brain a break. (Highly recommend the book Theory of Water - Nishnaabe Maps To The Times Ahead by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson)

And I just so deeply engaged with my dream.

What's magic is that I have stopped having expectations of myself, in terms of productivity. I do have a plan for what I want to do next but I am not worried about the timing.

I am really noticing how much my younger self wanted to move as fast as possible and how much that is no longer possible for me and how at first this felt like such a loss but I am starting to see it's actually a huge gift.

The soul of my dream showed up a little weird today.

It was a path. On a sunny day (but it didn't feel too hot). A paved path, easy to walk, with a slight incline, with a meadow on either side with wildflowers.

And I was like... but where is my dream? Is it at the end of the path? But I couldn't see that far.

Then my dream said - this is it. You are here. This is the part of the dream you need to see today:

It's a smooth paved path with a slight incline.

That's when I realised/remembered that my dream often comes to be as a staircase. Like I am taking steps and I should keep going.

A smooth path with a slight incline, with wildflowers on either side, is such an upgrade.

And the dream was stressing: YOU ARE HERE. YOU ARE IN IT.

The dream is not a destination to reach. I am here, in it, walking the path.

This felt so reassuring.

What I need, and my dream needs, is the same right now: stay on the path.

This feels so helpful for grounding all of these news ways of being. Slowing down. Releasing expectations. Following my creative flow.

Co-Dreaming/Co-Working call is today!

We'll start with a short meditation for connecting with the soul of your dream (like the Dream Lab) and then have time for whatever you want to do - planning next week, working on your projects, sharing your updates, talking about something that is stuck with your dreams or just hanging out in the magic of the group.

Call details are here. Replay will be there a few hours after we're done today.

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