Dear Janus, Earth Angel:

What an amazing dream, a lucid, detailed dream with a story line and beautiful images, with whole sentences that follow logic. My dreams have never been like that, the parts I remember are bits and pieces, nothing like yours, those in the past and this recent one.

Your post again, makes a lot of sense and is insightful, it is clear that you have been on the Mindfulness and awareness path for a long time. The ways you dealt with the inner critic were excellent, the images of the remote control, the giant eraser, distracting yourself by taking a walk in the backyard, as well as replacing his messages with thoughts that are congruent with reality, excellent job!

You noticed after you replaced the critic’s thoughts with your thoughts, you felt calm and you were able to understand the subject matter. The inner critic’s input does nothing but distress you, and distress causes that mental fog that makes academic understanding difficult. Thinking that is true to reality clears that fog.

And I am so glad you reported that guy- that was you protecting yourself and asserting your rights, excellent job here as well!

I am so impressed with you. I read the rest of your post and you are thinking and doing well. Keep at it! Looking forward to read from you again.

anita