ISO 100 | 29mm | f 4.0 | 1/500 sec

This week’s dream was a bit of a nightmare.  There’s nothing quite as well suited to causing you to wake up in a cold sweat than dreaming you’re trapped inside a glass jar and being carted off by a giant who happens to be your younger brother!  Glad I didn’t manage to see the end of that one!

Feeling trapped is something most all of us have experienced, and I know I’ve felt trapped on more than one occasion.  Often it was fear or uncertainty that was holding me down.  It’s funny how such small things (small in comparison to all the possibly horrible and terrifying things that could happen to me) keep me from accomplishing the things I wish I could do.  I’m stuck in the jar, no way to get out.  But in reality, I hold the key to my escape.

Often times we tend to think that people, circumstances, or any number of other things stand in the way of us accomplishing our goals.  In reality, often it’s the limitations we place on ourselves that truly stand in our way.  We, in effect, hold ourselves prisoner to our own fears and uncertainties, and if we would only let go of the chains that bind us, we’d find that we could walk free and see our dreams accomplished.

My hope is that as I continue to pursue my dreams, I won’t be held back by the voices inside my head that tell me I can’t, that it won’t work, that I’m not capable, that it would take too much time, that I don’t have the proper resources, etc.  Thoughts like that only bring discouragement, frustration, and a whole lot of apathy (believe me, I know!).  So I’m pressing on, loosing the chains, breaking out of my jar, and showing my little brother who’s really boss around here.  😉