There Be No Dragons

In a dream you wrestle with a demon.  His arms wrap around you as if in a vice, and you are filled with fear.  Suddenly, you realize it is your own arms that are wrapped around yourself, and there is no one there.  A voice whispers, “There was never another one there.”  Then who was the demon?  The same one you struggle with now:  your fears. 

In an instant the demon is gone, and all it takes is awakening from the dream.  “But there are real threats here,” you say, and as long as you hold onto your fear, this will be your truth.  Until one day you awaken from this oh-so-real dream and find yourself in the next one.  Hold onto your fears or learn to overcome them by realizing there is only consciousness.  In a way, it is true:  it is all in your mind.  What is real is where you place your focus.  Do you wish to spend your life wrestling with your fears or walk in peace from one dream to the next?