The other day I emailed my ex-husband how happy I was to be dancing and performing again. He has known me since I was 17, so I knew he would understand this more than anyone, and he emailed me back: “Thinking big or thinking happy – or whatever the objective – where that feeling enters the cells of your body and becomes a physical part of who you are is a good thing and increases the possibility of achieving the dream.” In other words, where we put our attention is what we will manifest. But too, it’s deeper than that. When a friend showed me the Atlas Center at Colorado University, I marveled at all of the sound and film equipment in one area and the possibility to create almost anything. Her assignment is to bring in shows or displays that cross boundaries – technologically, artistically, and culturally – like performance art on crack. I tried to imagine what I would do and it was almost so much possibility that I didn’t know what to do with it. Thinking bigger than we usually think is a result of rubbing up against new ideas and perspectives. Maybe the feeling generated by this ineffable awe of what is possible increases the possibility of achieving dreams I have yet to imagine. His sagacious quote also reminded me of Henry David Thoreau: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” Maybe simplicity has to do with where we turn our perception (reducing the mind's clutter) and where we spend our energy. I am grateful and fortunate to have friends like my ex-husband who support my dreams - the ones I know about and the ones in process.