NO LIMITS . . .

"A young and vital child knows NO LIMITS to his own will, and it is the only reality to him.  It is not that he wants at the outset to fight other wills, but that they simply do not exist for him.  Like the artist, he goes forth to the work of creation, gloriously alone." ~ Jane Harrison

I came across Jane Harrison's quote while researching the limitless power of our dreams.  Last week, after an incredible IntenSati class, of which I will devote more time to later, I was walking with my dear friend Nikki, and we briefly spoke about the child's power to dream and believe in his dreams.  In particular, I remembered how when I was very little, age 2 or 3, I knew, beyond any doubt, that I had powers over the things around me.  It was a notion, deep within my little self, that knew that all things were possible.  There were no limits to the things that I could do.

Whenever I was told that something was impossible, I kept asking "why"? "Why isn't it possible for this to happen?"  "What is it this word you use: IMPOSSIBLE?"  The 3-year old me knew deep, deep down that the grown up telling me something could not be done, had lost the ability to dream.  They had lost a connection to something that I was still very much connected to.  I remember being confused by this.  I couldn't understand why such a simple understanding of the way things worked didn't occur to these adults.  

I found it rather interesting that I kept hearing them (my parents) read from the bible about miracles, yet when I inquired about these miracles, they'd say that the "age of miracles is over."  How sad for them!  Wow!  They read over and over again about a miracle happening here and another there and now, too bad for us, the miracles were over.  No more.  Sorry, we ran out a long, long time ago.  

After a while, I decided it was best to keep these thoughts to myself and not share them with the people around me.  This didn't mean that I stopped believing that all was possible, it just meant I kept quiet about it.  As I've written here before, I always knew that we'd be able to leave the country and that I would come to live in the United States.  As impossible as it seemed to everyone else, I kept on dreaming about it and was certain that it was just a matter of time before I'd be stepping on a plane, out of the island.  I was absolutely right!

I believe that when we are little, we are as close to Source Energy, Universal Power, God, whatever you want to call that which is greater than we are, as we can get.  It could be that since we've just entered into the physical, that connection to the non-physical is still very much alive, throwing sparks really.  Of course everything is possible when we're mere babies!  We know, on a cellular level, that we can do it all because we've just come from the realm where we've been doing it all!  Although exactly what we did in that realm is not clear to us, we still carry with us those feelings of amazing wonders.  

As Jane says in her quote, at that time, I knew no limits to what I could do.  Unfortunately, as I grew older and started to deal with life issues, I strayed further and further away from my truth.  Without any useful spiritual guidance, I let my belief in the impossible become a distant memory.  It was just a childhood dream.  I started to suffer from depression at a very young age and my connection to that Source Energy that allowed me to believe in my dreams with 100% certainty, was broken for a long number of years.

Until, interestingly enough, I was brought back, by Inspired Action, to art. . . to that act of creation . . . which little by little has become a miraculous link to my truth.  I've written about how that came to pass.  And every single piece of art that I've created since I started in July of 2008 has been a guiding light to the next phase of my liberation.  My spiritual liberation like Michael Bernard Beckwith writes in his book of the same name.  Alone with my paper and arts supplies, I have awakened to that connection that was broken for so long.  In the Universe's loving wisdom and abundance, I have been led by these pieces, to where I need to be. 

That child of 3 that believed in the impossible is alive and well and stronger than ever.  I encourage his enthusiasm for the wonders of our Universe on a daily basis.  I seek out miracles in the world around me, no matter where I am.  A quick glance up at the sky is proof enough that we live in the times of miracles still.  We are surrounded by things that were once just dreams.  We are on the leading edge of creativity and we must take full advantage of our power.  DREAM WITHOUT LIMITS! 

Peace and Light to you and KEEP DREAMING,

Gene-Manuel