One thought to rule them all...

Mind is the key
Fear is the mind killer
Control is freedom
Freedom is victory
Victory is life
Life is a dream
Dream is a journey

Fear is the only thing

From an interesting dream, I have come to some startling conclusions. Fear drives most of our behaviors. We tend to overcompensate for our fears, which results in many of our actions being less than useful.

Fear of loss causes one to take from others
Fear of love causes one to express hate
Fear of poverty causes one to enact greed
Fear of success causes one to accept failure
Fear of impotentence causes one to overindulge in sex addictions
Fear of being thought stupid causes one to always want be right, and often leads to arrogance
Fear of sobriety causes one to drink heavily
Fear of happiness causes one to choose sorrow
Fear of the easy path causes one to choose the hard path

We should not be afraid of living. When choosing how we live we must always remember to let our actions be driven by something other than our basic instinct to fear the unknown. This lesson came to me in a dream in which I realized once again that God is within us all, in the form of loving compassion. Fear is the reason why.

Vivid Dreams

Can location be the cause of vivid dreams?

I have noted that when I sleep on one side of the bed I will have vivid dreams. These are as clear and as powerful to me as everyday life. If I focus before leaving my dreamscape I can recall the events in some measure once I awaken.

Given this observation; I wonder whether vivid dreams happen relative to body condition or posture? Other possibilities include bed contours or external room conditions. Vivid dreams may be linked to environmental conditions.