The Perfect Day
By: Susan Deborah Schiller
From the "Write to Freedom" Mini Memoir eCourse
Do you want to be picked?
Chosen?
Called into the center of the action?
Given a part in the performance of a lifetime?
We're designed to be Champions. Heroes. Artists. Warriors. Gift-bearers. We're created for "something more" than 98% of us currently experience.
The reality is, you don't need more time, more money, or more talent to live a great life. All you need is your "yes".
I learned this truth in a dream, and it has proven itself over and over to me, to be true. God speaks in many ways, and for me it's usually in dreams. The video above is the closest that comes to the experience I felt in this dream.
Dreams can be portals into heaven where we see ourselves as God sees us, and in the seeing, we are empowered to become.
I am sitting against a wall, enjoying an amazing acrobatic performance by a couple who move together in fluid motion, flying through the air with ease, and dancing on the wind. The man twirls, lifts, and throws his partner into the air skillfully and with each daring feat, I yearn to experience what they feel.
The cheering crowd becomes quiet as the couple descends to the floor in mid-twirl. The female acrobat is exhausted, but beyond exhaustion, she just wants to do her own thing. She's quitting in mid-performance!
The crowd stands up, as one, and points to me! I hear them chanting, "Choose Sue! Choose Sue! She's a size 10 and she'll fit perfectly."
Me? Seriously, me? I don't know anything about acrobatics and I'm really not talented in anything that requires coordination and serious muscle power. But the crowd is chanting even louder, more persuasively.
With a tender smile, the male acrobat pads over to me and gently pulls me up by my hands. In his smile I feel confidence, even a sense of daring.
"What do I do?" I ask. He says, "Just follow me. Do what I do. Relax. Let me do all the work."
With that, we're flying through the air, swinging on ropes, twirling, and he's throwing me into moves that would appear to end in broken bones and bloody gore, but never do I get hurt. He's always there. Certain of his abilities. Confident of the dance. There is freedom, even in the choreographed dance, for me to create my own moves. Moves that will increase the danger, but also the benefits.
Nothing I do diminishes the dance or creates anxiety for him. He's prepared with a counter move for everything I do, and I know I cannot make a mistake too great for him to turn it around into a spectacular performance. My confidence is entirely in him, and therefore I'm no longer afraid to dare, to risk, to SHINE.
Writing this dream helped me to see myself, how I had been sitting on the sidelines. All I needed was to respond with my "yes" to the invitation, to that passionate dream in my own heart.
Love is a dance. It's daring. It's death-defying. Love's radiant beauty is showcased most ravishingly in the contrast of darkness, pain, and even agony.
Will you dare to do something different today? Is there one small step you can take to risk loving yourself or others better? It's easier to love others than to love ourselves, you know?
Could it be that the Great Cloud of Witnesses is eagerly cheering YOU on to step into the greatest display of God's glory on earth?
What single choice can you make today to take that step into love's abandonment – the kind of dance displayed in the video above – and to truly SHINE?
Today's activation is to watch the video above. And ask yourself:
Am I choosing love, or self-preservation (not trusting in God's provision, afraid to risk?)
Am I choosing love, or false humility (remaining in the shadows, on the sidelines)?
Am I choosing love, or vain glory (doing my own thing)?
Am I loving myself well or putting everyone else ahead of me?
Many times the only things standing in our way are Shame, Guilt, Fear, and Pride. What if you shoved them aside for today? What would you do today, if you didn't feel afraid, guilty, or shameful? How might you say "yes" to yourself and step into the dance?
Can you see how choosing love and saying "yes" can lead to all the "impossibles" becoming "mission completed"?
Describe your PERFECT DAY! How do you imagine your ideal lifestyle? Write your story in living color with as many details as you can imagine!
Our activations, to this point, have been designed to evoke your true self, your mission and purpose in this world, and to learn how to create your world, as a co-author of your life story. You need to know your story, to be able to write your story.
Today's activation brings us to the culmination of this unearthing and digging for treasure. Now it's time to use these resources to build. Your written story becomes a compass to navigate the chapters of your unfolding story. We are writing ourselves into a better world.
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With all my love,
Sue
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