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I am honored and proud to be a voting member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences that nominates and then votes each year for the Oscars. I have said often, however, that I have absolutely no idea how to judge a "best" film or actor or screenplay or anything else.

Everything that exists is formed and defined by the thinking substance that fills the interspaces of the universe. We call it consciousness. It is driven by our thoughts to become reality. It is the stuff from which our thoughts are created and take form.

We think we know what we want from love. We want the romance, the honeymoon, and the gazing into each other's eyes. We want to have the "happily ever after" scenario. We want to connect and be part of something bigger. We want to feel the bond and the bonding.

What is stopping you? What has to happen before you get to be you? What has to happen in order for you to move on with your life? What has to happen for you to move from here to there? Am I there yet? Can I do it now? When will I be ready? When will I have had enough?

Dear Dream Zone,

Who is your higher self? You thought you were your only self. How many selves do you have? Your higher self is who you really are; it is how you came into the world. It is called by many names—spirit, soul, consciousness, and so on—but it's who you are.

Lyman Frank Baum wrote many books, the most popular and endearing of which we all know as The Wizard of Oz.

Life has been a major roller coaster ride these past few weeks. We are feeling and witnessing an inner revolution of duality. Our inner and outer worlds are transforming right before our eyes.

Flower essences vibrate with the soul and awaken particular qualities in it, just as strumming the C-string on a guitar will cause the same note to vibrate on another guitar in the same room. And just as a piece of music—sound vibrations— may move your soul, flower essences heal by resonance.

You can't find the words. You have all these important things you want to say and share. You start to articulate but it doesn't come out right. You scratch your head, hoping to connect the speech center. You look and feel misunderstood. You even misunderstand what you are trying to say.