Today I awoke in a bizarre manner. As I exited my dream about watching the Oakland A's at some random bar (which was unusual, as I'm not generally interested in baseball or bars), I felt a sharp jolt as my house moved along with the earth. Concurrently there was some kind of cracking noise, perhaps my bedroom door rubbing against its frame. To say the least, it was a disorienting way to return to my conscious state.
It was only the 4th or 5th time in eleven years of living in the Bay Area that I've felt an earthquake, and I believe it's the first time one woke me up. Interestingly, the last time there was a major quake in this region was over 22 years ago, and it was nationally televised since the Oakland A's were in the World Series. So I can only surmise that my baseball dream (perhaps the only time I've ever dreamt about baseball) was an unconscious premonition of what was about to occur.
After checking today's comparatively mild earthquake's magnitude at http://www.sfgate.com/earthquakes (it was a 3.5...not too shabby, but not typically enough to cause damage to homes), I laid in bed and reflected upon the incident . Being that the epicenter was just a "long baseball throw" from my home, I sensed the incident was, in some way, symbolic. I like to look for meaning in significant events, and in this case it didn't take me long to find a connection.
The last thing I saw the prior night before falling asleep was a NOVA documentary called Deadliest Volcanoes on PBS. I had ambivalence as to whether or not I wanted to watch this as it seemed fear-based, but lately have been enjoying NOVA and Frontline programs as a way to complete my days...so I thought I'd give it a shot. As I paused about halfway through to go to bed, I wondered if I should bother continuing it later on, or just delete it from my DVR. It was full of a lot of "what ifs" such as "a super volcano that could cover the sky and lower the temperature of the Earth could occur tomorrow, or in 100,000 years...we just don't know." I tend to avoid fear-inducing media since I'm a believer in Timothy Leary's statement, "Power to the pupil" (what we choose to view affects our perception of reality).
Well, it didn't take long to see the connection after feeling this morning's quake. Before falling back asleep I deleted Deadliest Volcanoes. It felt to me that the universe had been saying, "Okay, you want to focus upon potential natural disasters...here's a little taste." Since I don't live anywhere near a volcano, an earthquake was a fairly "parallel" experience that could deliver the message: "where attention goes, energy flows."
Whether it's on TV, the web, or in films, I'm repeatedly learning that it benefits me to be mindful about the media I consume. I'm choosing to live in peace, and therefore fixating upon death and drama doesn't serve me on my journey.
Peace,
Chris
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It was only the 4th or 5th time in eleven years of living in the Bay Area that I've felt an earthquake, and I believe it's the first time one woke me up. Interestingly, the last time there was a major quake in this region was over 22 years ago, and it was nationally televised since the Oakland A's were in the World Series. So I can only surmise that my baseball dream (perhaps the only time I've ever dreamt about baseball) was an unconscious premonition of what was about to occur.
After checking today's comparatively mild earthquake's magnitude at http://www.sfgate.com/earthquakes (it was a 3.5...not too shabby, but not typically enough to cause damage to homes), I laid in bed and reflected upon the incident . Being that the epicenter was just a "long baseball throw" from my home, I sensed the incident was, in some way, symbolic. I like to look for meaning in significant events, and in this case it didn't take me long to find a connection.
Well, it didn't take long to see the connection after feeling this morning's quake. Before falling back asleep I deleted Deadliest Volcanoes. It felt to me that the universe had been saying, "Okay, you want to focus upon potential natural disasters...here's a little taste." Since I don't live anywhere near a volcano, an earthquake was a fairly "parallel" experience that could deliver the message: "where attention goes, energy flows."
Whether it's on TV, the web, or in films, I'm repeatedly learning that it benefits me to be mindful about the media I consume. I'm choosing to live in peace, and therefore fixating upon death and drama doesn't serve me on my journey.
Peace,
Chris
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