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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Inventory of Dreams

On a scale of 1 (a nightmare) to 10 (sweet dreams), what rating would you give your life lately? (Serendipity Bible Fourth Edition, page 98).


To answer this question a list of factors would be helpful.  Here’s that list.
  • Questions as to physical health.
  • Questions as to emotional health.
  • Questions as to spiritual health.
  • Questions as to objective factors regarding basic needed resources – food, clothing, shelter.
  • Questions as to the extent of perceived security and absence from fear.
  • Questions as to a broader study of fear and anxiety. What level are these factors and why?
  • Questions as to a broader study of hope and optimism. What level are these factors and why?
  • Questions as to the health of personal relationships. 
  • Questions as to the perception of one's place in the world – do you feel at home in the world (or do you feel alienated)?
  • Questions as to the attitude towards one’s own mortality and that of loved ones.
  • Questions regarding the state of forgiveness – do you forgive and feel forgiven?
  • Questions regarding the state of love – do you love and feel loved?
  • Questions regarding outflanked reciprocity – do you feel abundantly blessed?
  • Questions regarding intellectual health – are you eager to grow intellectually and to learn?
  • Questions as to one’s special calling – do you feel that you have a calling or talent that is being effectively used?
  • Questions regarding activity level – do you generally stay active (or do you often find yourself bored?)
  • Questions regarding happiness – are you happy?  What makes you happy? What makes you unhappy?
  • Do you think of yourself as being part of a family at home or in the broader community?
  • If you could do one thing to improve your life, what would that be?
  • If you could do one thing to improve the life of others, what would that be?
  • Are you interested in the common good? Are you willing to invest in the common good?

Looking over all these questions, on a scale of 1 (a nightmare) to 10 (sweet dreams); I come in at about a 7 because many of my answers out of stubborn perversity (I have tons of “if’s, and’s, but’s) end with an ellipsis.


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