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“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” Paulo Coelho
It was traveling that first enlightened my thoughts. The sense of absolute freedom to go anywhere, be anybody, or do anything changed me forever. The world was alive with an indescribable excitement liberating my spirit. I wanted to live the rest of my life in that moment, but reality had another plan. I have been scratching and clawing my way back to the light ever since.
When I was around 12 or 13 years old, I would lock myself in my mother’s bathroom, turn on the shower and shut off the lights. Opening my eyes to complete darkness, I envisioned an imaginary sanctuary. An opening in the woods with a beautiful moonlit waterfall and tall trees providing peaceful protection from the outside world; with sounds from the cascading water soothing my ears and drowning my worries. I imagined sitting on a tree stump near the falls watching moonlight gracefully reflect upon Mother Nature. Feeling the cool warm wind tingling at my Goosebumps while sitting there to do nothing more then be myself.
I felt the beauty of my dreams in those precious early moments. I had no idea what I was doing, being to young to know what meditation was, but it felt great. Like something I needed to do without knowing it. My imagination has always been a sense of wonder.
As I grew, my imagination grew and continued to gain momentum. I became possessed by it. My mind dominated my life with past thoughts and future fairytales. I dreamed every moment of every day. Now I realize, I have been owned by my mind.
Perhaps one day, I will fall over a rock awaken into the bliss of enlightenment, or walking through a market place I overhear a butcher say “Nothing but the good stuff” and experience a Zen transformation. Maybe, I will awaken to the song of a bird singing while realizing there is infinitely more light in the universe. Those thoughts are the future anticipations for something grand to happen in my life. Yet, I know this unlikely. 
So each day, I struggle to find present enlightenment through the meditations, readings and teachings of others. I am now aware of the little control I have over my mind; dominating by being with constant thoughts and fears. With my mind living in this unchangeable past and never arriving future, I feel powerless in the present moment. Fortunately, change is the only constant in the world. One day I hope to find myself sitting peacefully on a park bench in utter and complete awe of the beauty around me.Striving only for the tangible; the present moment of life…. 
Author: Jonathan Holmes
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