- We flew naturally and on the wind in realistic settings
- People didn't take notice that we were flying and didn't care
- We interpret our flying dreams as a recognition that we could transcend on our own without help from others, and expressly free of others.
- We believe our flying dreams indicated a persistence of the belief that our lives could still be good and successful (ie. via flying) even without social success. That is, we both had a hard time feeling socially connected in our adolescent years, but this did not get our internal spirits down. Our spirits just decided to fly on their own instead.
- Developing and applying the method of flying, highlighting practicing and discovery, demonstrating courage mixed with caution. In natural flight I never went very far, but rather just enjoyed to local sensation and power of it.
- Set in the context of a social gathering whereat this development of flying ability was what I went off to do, not separating from the gathering, but just getting enough space to test the wind and have room to go.
- About engaging with people especially near me to show them what I was doing, explain it, and encourage them to try. The result of this was always polite decline and only mild interest turning eventually to a lack of any interest.
- With variations, including some examples of flight in airplanes. These were common with the idea of being much about method and there were more technical aspects to these (short field landings, IFR navigation, etc.)
I feel motivated and optimistic today, though it's that moderated type which tries to stay focused enough to not get ahead of my actual making progress. This is despite still being a bit sick, having this cold rainy weather, heading back to work tomorrow morning, and generally still feeling pretty frustrated about the usual complications such as a lack of in-house places for often-used things and the impractical bathroom, and the like. I feel like it's very difficult to get focused time, and then there's always so much to do with it when I do get it! I'm going to try to make a point of writing these journal-like blogs more, for several reasons:
- Good writing practice and exercise.
- It provides something for others to read and feel connected to me about.
- People who care about me or the topics I'm facing will be interested in the content.
- I'll find the content interesting in the future. For example, I'd like to be able to look back and see what life was like in these hectic days as a parent of young kids.
- I really do get a lot done in a day, but it's easy to forget just how much. Reflecting on it should help me retain motivation and encouragement.
Today was Easter, and Meg did a very nice job of giving each of the boys little baskets of goodies, nothing over the top, but a few nice and appropriate toys for them. She also prepared eggs for hunting, and I deployed them for Skylar to hunt. It worked out pretty well, but again, see cold weather. I hope she blogs it because that's a topic for the family blog.
There's so much good I observe in my life in a day like this one. I see our trees and lawn doing well; our boys so super cute and fantastic with great accomplishments and discoveries every single day; a truly amazing married relationship, better than any I've ever observed; a location with lots of opportunities at hand; friends and potential friends. I see these things and cherish the thoughts throughout these days. I'm not missing their flashes of brilliance, and I am glad I am not missing them. There's much to be done, and always a certain amount of pressure from that, but isn't that just how it should be? My efforts to produce gains, and what more could I ask for?
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