Doug Pray (dir.)
Like many American outsider-adventurers, Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Abandoning a successful medical practice, he sought self-fulfillment by taking up the nomadic life of a surfer. But unlike other American searchers like Thoreau or Kerouac, Paskowitz took his wife and nine children along for the ride, all eleven of them living in a 24 foot camper. Together, they lived a life that would be unfathomable to most, but enviable to anyone who ever relinquished their dreams to a straight job. The Paskowitz Family proved that America may be running out of frontiers, but it hasn't run out of frontiersman.
Check out his movie! It will really challenge your perspective.
~ Will
(added to dream-warrior.com on 3-8-10)
I want you to know that I love you very much. It doesn't matter to me
if you eat fudge ice cream in your vintage underwear in the middle of
the night. And I think you're precious, not following through on your
Gratitude Journal yet, fourth year running. Beloved, I'm not the least
bit concerned with those unsavory thoughts about your ex. I am not
limited to momentary facts. I know your shimmering nature. I know how
AMAZING you are.
But if I'm honest, I am a little concerned about this. I wonder why
you don't trust the desires that have always been yours. You strive to
ignore your wildest dreams because they feel so good, but I thought
that surely you'd recognize their unrivaled power because they feel so good. Please know I supplied you with unstinting resources
and a hunger strong enough to make any of your desires come true. And
surely you've noticed a few of the lines I've written for you in some
of the self-help books you've read. I keep putting those books out
there and you even keep buying them. But, still, I find you sitting in
the corner as though you are an orphan child, as though you've been
abandoned without a key, a charm, a brand new GPS system and an
entourage waiting just for you. I even hear you whisper, "I don't know
what to do."
But I gave you a Free Pass. I gave you a Free Pass to the life that
stirs your blood and strengthens your bones. Yes, of course there are
challenges. But I thought you'd enjoy the thrill of the chase that way.
I didn't want to make it easy. I know your strength and capacity. I
thought you'd find the deluxe wild ride entertaining. I didn't think
you'd ever believe that circumstances could stop you. You are
unstoppable. You are branded with my love and with my infinite energy.
But here's the thing. When you stop believing in your soul's desires,
you've stopped believing in me. When you give up on yourself, you don't
feel my Presence anymore. Now that just destroys me. I've sung to you
from the radios and sent morning doves and dragon flies to mark your
path. I've used your life coaches and therapists to tell you the truth.
I whisper to you constantly. Sometimes I even press down on your heart
or turn the flames up on your blood pressure. I'll do anything dear one
to reach you. I'll never give up on you. I want you to know what you're
here for. I want you to stop denying what you know. Your doubt is
poison. It is not protecting you.
Now I know that you think you will not be rewarded in the world for
your singular expression, temperament, and abilities, but I tell you it
is not true, dear one. You will know nothing but reward when you share
your love. You will transform into another you, the real you ,
the one without limits, shame, fear or regrets. So dearest Beloved, I
send you a thousand roses of Spirit and ten thousand dark chocolates of
soul. I don't want a tryst with you. I want the whole thing, the Grand
Love Affair of watching you bloom and heal and let go of every false
limitation you've ever believed about yourself or the rest of your
shining world. These thoughts only make you tired. The truth would have
you laughing and clapping and hugging every precious soul around you. I
want you to burst through the density of this world with the power of
your totality. I want you to know what it's like to fully trust your
love and not look over your shoulder. I want you to know I've got your
back, your front, your sides, and your soul. I want you to honor your
true desires because they are your arrows. And like Cupid, I've shot
them through your heart. Cupid copied me by the way! Please know that
whatever you choose--and whenever you choose it-- you are loved and
sustained in ways you can't even fathom from your side of the veil. You
are my Beloved and I'm always here for you. Happy Valentine's
Day....everyday!
—Your Loving Universe
P.S. Stop watching the news so much. Your life is the news.
Tama
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