Katy Manna  

My dreams have been so vivid lately. These dreams have been taking me to more destinations than I could ever imagine. I have interacted with people I never thought I would interact with and have interacted with these same people in ways that I would never expect. That is the power and the nature of my dreams.
My dreams cause me to look at myself, to look at others and the world in a way that might not be natural for me. I like the way my dreams stretch me. I love that as I sleep I am still evolving, and even more so than when I am in my waking moments, or it seems that way.
I am well aware of the fact that my ego is not in tact when I sleep. I even realize when I don't stay in my own body (none of us do). Without the ego and at times, without the body, it's no wonder I feel so open. It's no surprise that I seem to always get the highest and best messages that I need to be made aware of. One of the coolest parts of this is that it is usually answered prayers. I always pray to evolve and to see the truth about myself. I am constantly seeking guidance and that guidance comes frequently in my waking moments and even more, in my dreams.
My dream this morning just before I woke involved me and Deepak Chopra. I have studied his work for many years and even studied at his school. He is a man that I feel has not lost his sense of humility and purpose not matter what the world has dished out for him. Because of that, he is someone I hold in the highest regard.
In my dream, I had been waiting for an appointment with him. I had paid a lot of money to be with him one on one. I waited for my turn and when the time came I was called into his office. I went in, for some reason there was another woman waiting her turn in his office. He sat down for a minute and I asked him a question. He said, "I will help you and tell you what I think. I will be guessing though because you really have the answers you need. You have known the truth all along. In that sense, I really can't help you."
With that, he walked out of the office, and was supposed to return. As I waited, it hit me, what he said.
He was saying that not only do I have all the answers that I need within me, but also that whenever we look externally we are only going to get half truths. We can always ask for guidance and there will be people who are happy to listen and to give their impressions, but in reality, when all is said and done life is really only about us in our own personal journey of evolution. People, places and things are mere symbols of what life is reflecting back at us to assist is our deeper understanding of ourselves.
The most important piece that sprung from this was about self trust. Without self trust, we will get no where. Most of us look around for validation from others in one form or another, when the truth is, only we can validate for ourselves what feels right. Even people who are moving on a deep path of the spirit still spend a lot of time and energy looking for validation from the people in their lives. I know I have been guilty of this. And to a degree, most of us will always do this. I think it is more important that we keep it in check. When we give other peoples opinions more weight than our own is when we can get into trouble.
This dream did not reveal anything to me that I did not already know. The difference of it is that I could feel these ideas that I pulled from it hitting me on a deeper level in an area where I needed to embrace these concepts more. With my ego out of the picture during this dream I have been able to drink this up into the deepest levels of all that I am.
I am grateful to have had yet another dream that has taken me to a new level of myself and I can't wait to go back to sleep tonight to feel what more I can discover in the comfort of my own bed!