Jeffrey Bates

The Little Bucket Jeffrey Bates

This is the second book in the Full-Fillment Series continuing on the story of The Little Bucket! What happens after he finds his "full-ness" again! What is this fullness from the stars? How does it express itself? One way, as we see in this second book, is that it connects us with the deep imagination in our dreams. "Dreams are a gift" to us from our "unconscious. They pass right through our filters at night when we're asleep to communicate something cryptic - something related to the artistic side of ourselves. As it says in this book at the end, "Our dreams can teach us things when our heart is ripe and ready. Our dreams show us things when we don't feel so steady." We have, and we need to show this to children, a deep relationship with ourselves, from the very beginnings of our life, that we don't very well appreciate. Part of becoming a "conscious being" in todays fast moving society is to become a person who honors the slowness of art. The ability to appreciate, see, wonder and be curious is all about the arts. Allowing for the unconscious to rise up and show us something new is an amazing phenomenon. Each of us, and especially our children, have it. When we get a chance to experience it and express it, it is what heals us. It is what heals the planet also. "So tonight, when you fall asleep, pay attention to your dreams. You'll go to places and see new faces, it's not as strange as it seems. It's the universe, within you, and it's trying to get you to see, the beautiful world that is "right here" with all of the stars and galaxies."