The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
\nDon\u2019t go back to sleep.
\nYou must ask for what you really want.
\nDon\u2019t go back to sleep.
\nPeople are going back and forth across the door sill
\nwhere the two worlds touch.
\nThe door is round and open.
\nDon\u2019t go back to sleep.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.<\/em> We can wake up to our inner wisdom the way we wake from a dream to this world. But just like remembering a dream, we have to hold it in our consciousness.<\/p>\n Don’t go back to sleep.<\/em> Stay conscious; don’t forget what the wiser part of you knows.<\/p>\n Many times I’ve experienced an insight, only to have it fade and slip away. Sometimes, a lost insight returns some time later, and although it’s not new, it feels like I’m experiencing the insight on a deeper level.<\/p>\n Write down your insights. Write down your dreams. Go back and look at them. They’re stepping stones to your growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n You must ask for what you really want.<\/em> Fully participate in life. Have the courage to feel vulnerable, be honest, and take action to live your life authentically.<\/p>\n What do<\/em> you want? Sometimes, how you describe what you want is really the result<\/em> of something else. For example, if you want to feel fulfilled, that feeling is the direct result of living in alignment with your values, with who you are. And that takes action.<\/p>\n The clearer you are about what you value and how you want to live, the easier it is to find the path you need to take.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t go back to sleep.<\/em> It’s tempting to slip back into a status quo life. It’s familiar, and it seems safer. But the cost is sleepwalking through your life. Stay awake!<\/p>\n What you want is the result of how you live your life, every day. What changes do you need to make to have the life you want?<\/strong><\/p>\n People are going back and forth across the door sill where the two worlds touch.<\/em> We can go back and forth between an old view that no longer matches who we are, or an expanded perspective gained through looking deeper. It’s our choice.<\/p>\n An expanded view is not only possible, it’s necessary to change your life, to take next steps.<\/p>\n The door is round and open.<\/em> You can step through the open door from your fears to a place of possibilities. It takes courage, support, and ultimately, a commitment to yourself.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t go back to sleep.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What does this portion of a thirteenth century Rumi poem tell us about living a conscious, authentic life? The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don\u2019t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don\u2019t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the door sill […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4,5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-courage","category-meaning","category-perspective","category-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juliebaldwin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}