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The Lucid Dream

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I was climbing a high mountain. Halfway to the top, it became slippery. I couldn’t go farther. The dust fell all over and around me. I couldn’t see anything. I was the only witness to my struggle.

My hands desperately tried to find something to hold on to. The mountain was falling apart. So was I. In the midst of the end, I heard a song.

You won’t die, don’t worry. Don’t worry. You won’t die.

But I am about to! I doubted the song.

The song became louder and louder; You won’t die, don’t worry. Don’t worry. You won’t die.

Valeria TelesThe song stopped abruptly. Just as I was about to fall, my hands found the roots of a tree. I held on to it. I was safe. The roots were part of a beautiful tree called Life.

The land disintegrated, and the dust fell on me. The struggle blinded my eyes so I could only hear the song.

Doubt and the fear made me wonder. I wondered about hope and love so I could understand life. In the end, it was all meant to be.

To climb the mountain, to struggle, to doubt; to fear, to hear the song, to hold on to the roots; to have faith, to love, to find the life that is always there, inside and outside the dream—this was what it all meant.

The moment you choose to recognize your experiences in the world as lessons of love, life turns into a lucid dream. This recognition can come from the depths of your heart or from awareness through senseless suffering caused by your mind. Either way, the main difference between a nightmare and a lucid dream is a shift of perception grounded in love.

In the dream of life, there are many mountains to climb every day, and they might crumble, the dust might blur your vision, the fear might replace your hope, but if you have faith and recognize your own essence, you will never fall. The question is: Is the dreamer awake or asleep?

Bio: Valeria Teles was born in Brazil and grew up in a small town before moving to the United States. She is a certified personal trainer and winning fitness competitor with more than twenty years into fitness, both as a professional and an enthusiast. Valeria is a vegetarian and practices Tibetan Buddhism. Her background includes performance in dance and music. She was a rumba Flamenco dancer for Gloria Estefan’s venue in Miami. She has also written a number of songs with Brazilian and American musicians. Valeria’s first book titled Fit for Joy is being considered for traditional publishing. Know more about Valeria Teles’ work, click > Fit for Joy and the Fitness of the Heart Project

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  1. Eduardo Di Dalva says

    April 4, 2017 at 9:19 am

    Excelente profissional em tudo que faz! (Here’s a loose translation from Portuguese: Excellent professional in all she does!)

    Reply
    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 4, 2017 at 2:06 pm

      Thank you Eduardo! Our hearts will always be an excellent professional in the art of kindness! Much love!

      Reply
  2. judy Iccut says

    April 4, 2017 at 10:25 am

    Your dreams were so deep…Beautiful my friend! Many blessings! See You soon!

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    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 4, 2017 at 2:09 pm

      Thank you for your comment Judy! We can only recognize outside what is inside of us. Much love!

      Reply
  3. Chris Fasano says

    April 4, 2017 at 10:32 am

    This is a very insightful and relatable piece. A sense of comfort and hope comes to anyone who reads this. I would love to hear more from this author.

    Reply
    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 4, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Thank you Chris! There is nothing like faith in the universal love. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Laura says

    April 4, 2017 at 12:21 pm

    Lovely imagery with a poignant message. Valeria has helped me to listen more carefully than I ever have before to the songs of my heart!

    Reply
    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 4, 2017 at 2:16 pm

      Thank you Laura! Love, the sun that shines on cloudy days! I know someone who reminds me of that kind of sun. Much love!

      Reply
  5. Jeff D says

    April 4, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    Valeria is an amazing woman with a beautiful heart and soul within her. Her writing inspiration is an encouragement motivation to us all to stop be at peace be at Harmony to listen and appreciate with great gratitude this beautiful and amazing life that we have.
    Thank you so much Valeria for your insight, inspiration and encouragement to us all what a beautiful soul you are!! -your friend, Jeff D.

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    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 5, 2017 at 8:14 am

      Thank you for your kindness Jeff! My heart is your heart. Much love! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Carlos says

    April 4, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    Thank you Val, for sharing so honestly and openly about your deep struggles and your path back to light. I certainly relate to both. Carlos D.

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    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 5, 2017 at 8:16 am

      Thank you Carlos! It’s all a lesson of love. Take good care! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Erik St-Gelais says

    April 4, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    Hello Valéria i liked the test you wrote. It is both inspiring and poetic. I even more excited to read your book. Thank you to share test that you write. Il wish a lot of inspiration for your new text.

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    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 5, 2017 at 8:18 am

      Thank you for your comment Erik! Each moment is an eternal field of inspiration when we live from the heart. Much love!

      Reply
  8. Lizette says

    April 4, 2017 at 4:07 pm

    Valerie, your writing is inspirational, motivational, so beautifully descriptive, that as I read one word to the next, it was easy to imagine myself on that mountain. Not only are you a beautiful person inside and out, so are your words. I look forward to reading ‘Fit for Joy’. If this is a sample, then I have no doubt, your success will have no bounds.

    Lizette❤

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    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 5, 2017 at 8:20 am

      Thank you Lizette! You are such lovely being. My words are inspired by the truth in all of us. Much love!

      Reply
  9. Albena says

    April 4, 2017 at 5:29 pm

    Beautiful, Valeria, thank you so much! This made me remember a wonderful poem that I’ve been carrying in my pocket book, it so deeply resonates!

    “Suspended

    I had grasped God’s garment in the void
    But my hand slipped
    On the rich silk of it.
    The “everlasting arms” my sister loved to remember
    Must have upheld my leaden weight
    From falling, even so,
    For though I claw at empty air and I feel
    Nothing, no embrace,
    I have not plummeted”

    Denise Levertov

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    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 5, 2017 at 8:24 am

      Thank you Albena! With the eyes of the soul we can clearly see how deeply connected we are. Yes, “We have not plummeted, and never will.” Much love!

      Reply
  10. goldsteel says

    April 4, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    Just seeing your healthy, lovely image is inspiration in itself. When one doesn’t feel well, inspiration doesn’t always find it’s way to me.

    Allan

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    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 5, 2017 at 8:26 am

      Thank you Allan! I believe he who is healthy is also kind. Thus, kindness and health dance in and out of one’s body. Much love!

      Reply
  11. Miguel says

    April 11, 2017 at 3:40 pm

    Your message is a wonderful reminder everything in life is possible and the only obstacle is the one we set for ourselves. Carpe diem seize life and enjoy for it is too short and before we know it the ride is over

    Reply
    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 12, 2017 at 9:41 am

      Dear Miguel, thank you for your words of wisdom. Yes, “the only obstacle is the one we set for ourselves.” A beautiful truth! Much love!

      Reply
  12. Firoz says

    April 15, 2017 at 8:16 am

    Wow 😳 Valeria this is deep , but true have faith recognize your own essence and you will never fall.

    Reply
    • Valeria Koopman says

      April 15, 2017 at 10:40 am

      Thank you Firoz! Yes, we are here to recognize our true essence. Much love! 🙂

      Reply

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