Brummet's Conscious Blog

Personal Expectations * Written by Kevin Amolsch who offers some interesting thoughts on the expectations we project onto one another... " You expect too much, " my girlfriend tells me for the 2nd time in less than a week. We were not fighting, but she let me know that she felt that she had a hard time hitting my expectations, and that it was stressful. It was not making me happy either. I mentioned to her that she is setting a low-ceiling but that it was made of glass. She has the ability to breakthrough it if she wanted to. That might not have been the best thing to say, but it really got me thinking. Not everyone wants the same things I do. To some, a certain level of success is not worth the effort or pain it takes to get there, and that is OK. For me, I would like to bench press 300 pounds like Travis, but in my mind, it would take far too much to get there. So, I don't try. Like me not wanting to reach my potential physically, she does not want to reach her pot...

-- Quote of the Day -- " The limit of your present understanding Is not the limit of your possibilities. " ~ Guy Finely   -- Conscious Dreaming -- We have Alysa Braceau, who writes as " Dreamshield ", with us today to share some information on what conscious dreaming is all about. Alysa lives in the Netherlands; she is a mother, freelance journalist and publisher - with a strong passion for social work, health and writing. She tells me that she has a healing practice and gives workshops about the Art of Dreaming . Dreamshield's debut book, The Sorcerer's Dream , is now available for readers to claim a copy of their very own. You can read the first chapter (and learn more about the author) via: www.dreamshield.nl -- Alysa wanted to let you know that there is a contest going on right now on her site, offering a chance to win a copy of the book. Alysa invites you to "... type in 'Book Giveaway' in the question area and you will be ente...