{"id":52334,"date":"2018-03-12T01:48:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T06:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seekingthestill.com\/?p=52334"},"modified":"2020-06-26T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T16:24:17","slug":"dreaming-with-your-eyes-wide-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldseekingthestill.com\/website_e02ce2c0\/dreaming-with-your-eyes-wide-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming With Your Eyes Wide Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Messy Miracle,<\/p>\n

How do you know when “busy” becomes “too busy?” Where in the world is that magical line?<\/p>\n

I’ve been pondering that question a lot recently, because there is SO MUCH going on. When I cross the line between comfortably stretched and completely overwhelmed, the result is never pretty. Even though I know this, my tendency is to want to do ALL THE THINGS. Because they are all good things that help good people.<\/p>\n

I’ve recently discovered something that truly helps me with this dilemma.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Have you seen the movie\/musical The Greatest Showman<\/em>? If you haven’t, you must! There is great music and several awesome messages about life hidden within the story and the songs. The soundtrack is now an anthem for my girls and me.<\/p>\n

One of the songs at the end is titled, Come Alive<\/em> and it repeats the phrase…I’M DREAMING WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The first time I heard those words in the the song, I wanted to sling my arms up in a perfect cheerleader pose and shout “YES!” That’s it! That’s the perfect phrase! I want to dream with my eyes WIDE OPEN.<\/p>\n

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You see, after my burnout & breakdown, I was afraid to dream at all. I was scared that I’d revert back to my perfectionist, too-much-activity ways. I was afraid I’d sink back into the darkness and the anxiety and the unrelenting overwhelm if I took on new projects, new commitments, and new dreams. And going back to the darkness was my greatest fear.<\/p>\n

But God has been showing me that I’ve learned so much! I’m NOT the same Laura that achieved her way into an anxiety disorder. I’m different. Praise God! Because I’ve learned I’m not the One in the control. It is ok to dream and commit and do things I love because THIS TIME, I’m dreaming with my eyes wide open. I know I have a limit. I have a plan, and most importantly I am learning to live in God’s strength, not mine.<\/p>\n

I hope this encourages you today as you face a new week ahead. There may, indeed, be some things on your schedule that need to go. There are some commitments on mine that I’m going to graciously surrender this week. And what’s left, I will give to God and ask Him how I should spend my days. With that attitude and by simply doing the next right thing, there is always more than enough time.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading & Be Still,
\nLaura<\/p>\n

P.S. Here are a few things I shared over the past week. I pray they bless you!<\/p>\n