Adventures of Destiny Dreamz Through the Years
New Year traditions for me include processing old journals, photos and events not only of the past year but decades as well. Destiny Dreamz is 12 years old this month! I am always amazed at the amount of treasured people that I have been privileged to encounter each year.
These days, I most often work from home, run my website (www.destinydreamz.com), interpret dreams and write blogs, meet with people online and through my site, host a weekly Dream Circle. I meet weekly with clients from all over the world, listening to stories, sharing mine, forging hopeful meeting grounds where personal baggage is often unpacked and left behind. You people inspire me! The courage you display in getting real, telling your truth, grieving things well, and reaching out to embrace healing and other seeming impossibilities blow me away!
Years ago when I was studying dream interpretation, I mainly wanted to know what my own prolific dreams meant. I learned, I struggled, I grew. And my dreams consistently told me to step way out of my comfort zone to meet different people in wildly radical settings to ‘do my thing’.
So, in obedience, I said yes, and I’ve ended up at places like Burning Man (8 times), Germany Goth Fest, Ireland Dream School, Porn conventions, LGBT events, Yoga Events, churches, community reach outs, Artwalks, libraries, schools, and the list goes on . . .
Many moons ago, I was a sheltered but grew-up-too-fast church girl, abused by men, scared of my own shadow, afraid to stand out or speak up. Little by little, though, my dreams changed me and gave me courage to step out and meet people who are not like me. People that stretch me. People I used to judge and be afraid of, many of whom have become mighty, long-standing friends that are precious and priceless to me.
I’ve experienced millions of beautiful moments, touching souls deeply as people allowed me to enter the holy ground of their hearts and stories. How many young women have I been blessed to give momma hugs and blessings to? How many ‘Spiritual Enemas’ have I led people through (to ‘release’ their junk)?
How many dreams interpreted over the decades? How many ‘Encouraging Words’ straight from the Spirit of Truth did I get to deliver to hungry souls? Too many to count! What a delight to partner with Spirit in such powerful and creative ways!
I’ve discovered . . . that my own growth flourishes in direct proportion to difficult and awkward situations I say ‘yes’ to. Then to face the terror and rely on power well beyond my own strength to survive and tell about it. For example . . .
*Interpreting a dream for a naked person standing in front of me
*Hugging a porn star and telling her that she is loved and destined for GREAT and beautiful things
*Eating dinner with a Warlock, getting to know him while I tried not to freak out on the inside
*Seeking friendship with the local Shaman to understand her world—and falling in love with her heart
*Having news cameras shoved in my face during impromptu dream interpretations
*Spending a week in the dusty desert with no shower, sleeping in a tent, interpreting dreams every day for a week at Burning Man
*Learning to speak the heart language of different people from all walks of life—to meet them on their turf (which is most often unfamiliar but intriguing to me)
Yet there is the price to pay as well—the part that not many people see. The pain of rejection from people that judge what I do and let me know about it. The name calling. Folks that react when you nail their issues and they weren’t ready. There’s warfare, teammates not showing up or causing problems. The constant need to raise funds to cover costs. Dealing with people’s fears and prejudices. Church politics. I even got kicked out of a church that demanded I turn over MY dream interpretation class for them to own, and to quit doing my reach-outs. (That was a no-brainer—NO! I’d had warning dreams about that one, so I was ready).
To me, life is all about discovering who we are, what our calling is . . . and to step out boldly into it, facing fear, trusting the Spirit of Truth, who is much bigger than us or our fears…and doing our best to be humble, teachable, and to operate in good character through all of the challenges.
We don’t have to please everyone, just primarily the One who made us and calls us to account. I want to be remembered as someone who loved and encouraged all types of people, one who was not afraid to think and operate outside my comfort zone—and taught others to do the same.
I’m grateful for each of you who has become my friend, mentored me, shaped me, stood with me, worked on a team with me, supported me financially, spiritually, emotionally. There are too many of you to even begin to count! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your courage, your patience with me, your willingness to partner with me and walk the journey’s ups and downs together.
May you be blessed beyond imagination in 2020 and realize the depth of your dreams….and then get more instructions for fabulous future adventures that will scare your socks off and prepare you to forge a sparkly trail for future generations to follow. Much fun ahead!
Love,
Merry Burkhalter, January 2020
It’s a bit long, but here is a video of Destiny Dreamz Through the Years. Are you in it???!
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Congratulations!! As God looks on…HE is pleased to see you love and include ALL…the unlovable, broken, mislead and those who have been deceived. They are all important to HIM and HE has given you HIS heart to love like HIM, to see with HIS eyes, to speak HIS words and to hear with HIS ears. You are HIS light in this world, you have overcome and have come out Victorious!! Well done , my good and faithful servant, you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of the Lord.
Thank you Damaris! You are a jewel!