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UNCOVER THE
DAYDREAMS Merritt
Island
HOLDING YOU BACK Sunday Services
10:00 am
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Listen to our Sunday talks online
www.unitymerrittisland.org MINISTER
4725 N. Courtenay Parkway Rev. Rose M.
Whitham
Merritt Island, Florida 32953
321-452-2625 Email info@unitymerrittisland.org
What is a sacred dream?
The shamans of the Andes know and serve the sacred dream,
one that guides planets across the heavens and our human
destiny here on Earth. They understand it is a map to the Yet I was called to the greater dream, to be of service to oth-
future but has no paths you can follow and no trails other than ers in whatever small way I could. I discovered that when you
the ones you blaze yourself. It is ephemeral, changing every hold a sacred dream, the universe begins to actively conspire
instant and surprising at every turn. on your behalf to make the impossible doable. It offers you
energy and skills that you never had available before. Soon I
A sacred dream launches you to a destiny beyond simply not was able to walk around the block, and today I travel around
dying, or of being reasonably happy as you strive to avoid the world bringing a little more beauty to everyone I meet.
discomfort. It encourages you to explore the mysteries of life
and of love, to glimpse a reality beyond death and discover a Finding your sacred dream occurs as you transform your day-
timeless truth for yourself. It demands that you act boldly and dreams that have become nightmares. The creative power of
courageously, and not collude with that which everyone agrees the universe, known by the shamans as the Primordial Light,
on and no one questions. becomes available to you to create beauty in the world, and to
heal yourself and others. It is on that path, supported by all of
These popular stories are what trap us in daydreams that life, that you recognize your destiny and live your purpose as
become nightmares. your sacred dream.
How do I know when I have found my sacred dream?
Because it is much larger than you, and it feels impossible YOGA SHAKTI
to accomplish all that you hope to achieve. A sacred dream
launches you on a mission, as it did with Martin Luther King MISSION
Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi. “But I am not Gandhi,” you might
say. True, you do not have to set a goal to lead a billion people
to freedom, but what if your destiny is to do something far YOGA
greater than you have imagined until this moment?
First Saturday CLASSES
Discovering the sacred dream requires courage. You can no at noon 7-8pm
longer be a passive (and anxious) bystander watching others VEGETARIAN
$7 Per Class or
have a meaningful life. LUNCHEON $25/month unlimited
$10 donation
The sacred dream will not come knocking at your door: It re- (children free) Monday thru Thursday
quires that you leave the familiar and embark on a quest. Ma Yoga Shakti
It requires that you not compromise your integrity. It demands Sunshine Lectures
that you not allow yourself to be seduced by the “easy path.” Sundays 9 - 10am
It calls you to fight the lie that your daydream is adequate and Talks on Spiritual T opics
will continue to keep you comfortable.
When you are ill, or sad, or depressed, it is hard to think of YOGA SHAKTI MISSION
finding a sacred dream. Your dreams are smaller then. Getting
back to where you once were seems “good enough.” I remem- 3895 Hield Rd NW Palm Bay 32907
ber when I was in my healing crisis and could not take more yogashaktipalmbay@gmail.com
than 50 steps before becoming exhausted. My dream then was 321-725-4024
to be able to walk around the block without feeling spent.
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