Chapter One
Why We Dream
Becoming Your True Self
A bird is born twice, first from its mother within the egg and then from the
shell that protects it as it develops and matures. You, too, may have a shell
that may shield you from real or imagined pain and danger. It may also prevent
you from truly feeling all the joy and beauty, the grace and truth, of life.
Imagine that you had an option just before you were born. You could stay in the
world you knew: warm, dark, cozy, with all your needs met. Or you could venture
out into an unknown. If you knew in advance that the journey out would be at
first restricting and possibly painful — if you knew that instead of cozy
darkness it would be bright, cold, and glaring — would you have chosen to take
the risk? Many would not. Yet look at the world that you live in — the vibrant
colors of a flower garden, the fragrance of bread baking in a warm oven, the
taste of a hot cup of coffee on a frosty morning, the disappearing barriers when
you look deeply into the eyes of the one you love, the adventure of reading a
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