Diving into Dreams

A Journey of faith and possibilities

By: Sonia Dattani

I find myself suddenly on the edge of a cliff, staring down at these little golden twinkles of light

I suddenly realise that the twinkles of light are my dreams, hopes, futures that I can turn into reality

Endless possibilities staring up at me

A thought pops into my head as I realise that I could reach out and make all these possibilities happen

All I have to do is be brave enough to take a dive

I imagine these golden twinkles of light are God’s hands shining back at me.

Then I hear God say, I have blessed each and every one of these possibilities

Now you must do your part

There are no rewards without sacrifice

You have to heal yourself enough to realise that you were never broken in the first place. The world made you feel broken

All those sharp tiny little pains built up to birth the fear you try so hard to hold on to

Why don’t you try and hold on to my hand for a change?

You have tried your way, and now you realise that it won’t work

So why don’t you take a leap of faith and try my way?

All you need to do is reach out and hold my hand

It is time to put down your fear and really trust in me and you shall have the life you so crave for……Peaceful

And so, I close my eyes and take a deep breath and say to myself

Well, this is it Sonia, it is now or never

You must be brave enough to create what you want. These are all your little passions staring back at you.

You are your own limitation

You are good enough

With my eyes still closed, I say to God

Will you help me turn my dreams into reality? In all the ways you have shown me?

God answers me back and says, I have already begun. I smile and open my eyes and say to God ok, I am ready to reach out but please don’t ever let go.

I feel God’s smile upon me and a warm joy deep in my heart, going through my whole body as I hear God say, I have been there through the dark times and the good times

I will never let go. You are the only one who can decide to let go of my hand

I will always be there holding on, waiting for you to reach out to mine

Have peace my child

I smile and stare back at the little golden twinkles of light shining bright at me, invitingly

With a deep breath, I step forward and take a dive, I sore

I see myself being submerged into one of the golden lights, it feels warm and joyful

I don’t know the outcome of this dream, but I know I am in God’s hands now and he will always catch me

I surrender to the feeling of pure love, excitement and anticipation as I dive deeper into the golden light of hope…of my dreams

What are you smiling about? You’ve got a twinkle in your eye

My husband suddenly startles me, and I am back in my kitchen

As I walk past him, patting him on the chest, I smile and say, just got a hug from God

I turn back and think to myself

I bet he can’t wait to hear the story this time

One of my many talks with God