Archive | May, 2010
astrology

Dreamers: It Is Written In The Stars

Hi there dreamers! My name is Perrie and I am Laurie’s daughter of seventeen years. It’s good to hear from a teenager and their view of dreaming, don’t you think? I’d like to share with you a little bit about something which has helped me tremendously in developing, pursuing, and realizing my dreams. That something [...]

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Sonoma County Catholic Cemetaries

Memorial Day Reflections Of Dreams Cut Short

On Memorial Day I will wake up early and walk the short distance between where I live and where my father is buried. It’s a short walk, just down the street, a left turn and one hell of a hike up a steep hill. He’s buried at the Catholic cemetery in this sleepy northern California [...]

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Dreaming About Deep Writing

I’ve been reading two books at the same time, “The Bill from My Father” by Bernard Cooper and “Deep Writing” by Eric Maisel. Every week I trek to the library to check out an armload of books because what if a couple suck? What if only one is worth the effort? Every once in a [...]

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Travel Dreams And The 15 Best Ways To Meet Men

Soon I will be on vacation in a remote location in Mexico with no running water, no electricity, no signal for the cell phone, nothing but the beach and a book. Planning a nice walk in the early morning hours is about the most activity you will find me doing for the next 6 days. [...]

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Spending the time to dream

Warning: Perception Is The Bacon of Dreaming

Over the weekend I had breakfast with some friends and I heard the one of the coolest statements ever, said confidently by their youngest who is 7 and a half (the half is always important to kids). “Bacon is the candy of meats.” Through my astonishment and giggling, I never stopped to ask if that [...]

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Caution: Be Careful With The Family Jewels

Does your dream look like my jewelry box? Lots of potential on the outside, and really sparkly but a total jumble on the inside? As part of my dream progress as a jewelry designer and serial entrepreneur, I thought I’d take you on a tour of my own jewelry box mess and help you take [...]

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Do You Need Cojones To Pitch A Screenplay

Pitching a screenplay takes major cojones. It requires public speaking. Fear of public speaking is #1 on the global top ten list of fears. It’s called Glossophobia from glōssa = tongue and phobia = fear or dread (Greek). Is this a fear of yours? It’s mine – right up there with crocodiles and sharks. What’s [...]

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Birds flying over the beach

The Secret Dream Ingredients of Innocence and Magic

It was a chilly March day. We were at his favorite beach. We had driven an hour down the coast from my house in San Francisco to get there, chatting and laughing with the radio playing in the background, my bare feet propped against the dashboard, flip flops kicked off. It was our first date, [...]

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