Note: This is a post about my daily practice with my Creative Dreams - I often link to the tools, courses and processes I use which are available to Dream Book members. If you're not a member, find out more + join us here.
On Fridays I do my Dream Status Report which is a series of prompts I use every week to help me have more clarity, momentum and groundedness on my path. You can do them with me (Dream Book members: come post yours in the forum!)!
🦄⚡️Creative Dream Incubator Weekly Coaching Call is today!!
Hope to see you there - or catch the replay over the weekend! This week I'm switching the format a little - with a visualization for what we'd like to call in for the next week, so you can choose to focus on visualizing OR doing the journaling sheet/planning OR both!
Call details are here, the reply will be on that page a few hours after we're done. And after the call I'll start a thread in the forum to share your plans for the week and as a space for accountability and support.
If you can't be there live but have a question or there's something you are struggling with, send me an email this morning and I'll discuss it on the call and offer you some suggestions for things to do.
My Dream Status Report for this week:
PART ONE:
My dream is: I want to get an RV or camper van and travel… WITH MY CAT BEAR!!!! Create a comfy cozy home on wheels, and write + make art on the road while we have adventures. AND... there is a sense of stability I had when I was married that I don't feel now which I want to create for myself, in a new way - still lots to explore with that one. AND I want to do lino block prints! First on fabrics to make my own clothes and then... I want to see where this goes.
I want it because: It feels so sweet and makes me happy. And the block print dream feels like it will expand and energize my whole life. I feel like I am growing SO MUCH right now and my life needs to grow to reflect that.
When I have it I will feel: I think I will feel so happy, free and thrilled with my life. And also more stable and grounded.
PART TWO:
Invite the soul of your dream in (using the Dream Lab practice) to help you with the rest of the prompts.
Same as last week, I see myself in my loft holding a small unicorn, but it's bigger than it was last week.
And it sends a very clear message: you have more inner/dream work to do than outer work. Focus there. BECOME the version of you who HAS this thing.
PART THREE:
Last week’s focus was: Can I take care of my dream as though it's a kitten or a baby and it's growth is inevitable?
What happened in the last week?
I continue to be on a big journey with trust! Trust is always a part of creative dreaming but I am realizing how much it's a part of divorce too, or any time when something falls apart, how we need to trust as we re-build.
What am I learning/How do I feel about this?
I was depressed most of this week. This was disappointing especially after having a few really "good" weeks. I continue to explore how I want to be with the difficult times. I don't know if it's the divorce, the changes in my life, the way our political and economic systems are collapsing around us, climate change, all the war and genocides... it actually feels like a shift in my perimenopausal experience... but also I don't need a reason to be depressed, I feel how I feel and that's valid.
AND I had a really fantastic therapy session this week, I feel so proud of where I am, and all the ways I have supported myself and all the ways I am building the life I want.
What do I need now?
What I do need, I see because today I feel pretty clear and "up", is a list of "ways to handle depression" that I can turn to when I am "down". Make decisions about that from a clearer-thinking place, instead of my poor overwhelmed, heavy, foggy brain having to figure out what to do. And because I do think perimenopause may be playing a role here, I'd like to start tracking this better to see if maybe I need to talk to my doctor more about this.
What does my dream need now?
It wants me to remember that I have more inner/dream work to do than outer work. Focus there. BECOME the version of me who HAS this thing.
Taking all of this into account, my focus for the next week is:
Focus on inner + dream work.
Creative Dream Incubator Coaching Membership members:
Come to the forum to share your Dream Status Report or start a conversation about whatever you're working with.
Get your next Dream Book lesson or get a weekly journaling + alchemy kit.
Go the Library of Creative Dream Alchemy to find a practice that fits for where you are or use the Dream Lab if you're not sure where to start.
Check out the calendar of upcoming calls. Make a plan to join us live or catch a replay.