I was listening to some old records (ok, old record CDs) the other day and came across an early Bob Dylan number titled; ‘Bob Dylan’s Dream’.
It’s been years since I last played it, which is terrifying in itself as it’s a song that I truly love and it’s not surprising that the message and vibe it contained had such an effect.
He spoke so movingly of a state of mind you only experience at a certain point in life that revisiting it years later can’t help but bring tears to your eyes.
I guess we all succumb to nostalgia from time to time, but the emotions that come from this can make the moment you last felt them seem like yesterday. The fact that they are still so powerful raises a major problem regarding the Law of Attraction.
Every time you engage in the Law of Attraction to create something you want now, you must remember that ‘you now’ is not the only factor in this reality creation equation. There is also the one you once were with your dreams and desires. If these past desires have already been realized and are still part of your life, that’s fine, but if they aren’t, you might have some difficulties if what you want now falls outside of the vision and values you had before. so.
This is what can happen.
Let’s say you were a politically motivated teenager and you had very strong views on social equality of one kind or another. Frustrated that he couldn’t do much about it at the time, he went ahead and vowed that one day he’ll find a way to make a difference.
Pass the time. Circumstances change and with them your priorities change. Suddenly you have family commitments and financial goals to achieve.
Somewhere deep down you still have the values you had at the time, but you no longer feel compelled to act on them. Now the focus is more on money and success.
And these are the ones he seeks to attract more into his life.
This is where you now put the Law of Attraction to work. And if you’re clear enough about what you want, you shouldn’t have a hard time doing it.
Unless money and success, or at least the way you plan to get it, go against your old values.
Now, don’t get me wrong here. I am not suggesting that those younger values are more or less important than the priorities that drive your life now. It’s just that they are part of your intrinsic nature and as such continue to have an influence on the kind of reality you are actually ‘willing’ to create today.
Getting in touch with these forgotten aspects of yourself is part of the processing work you need to incorporate into your reality creation programs.
You will find it helpful to first acknowledge them and then make peace with them.
Who knows, you might even find that they add a future-enhancing valuable element of their own that you’re looking for today. The world needs strong, positive visions and values now as much as then. Probably more.
If you don’t know Bob Dylan’s Dream, it’s from a record he released in the sixties; Free wheel.
Copyright ) 2008 Michael Messina