New Jersey Stage Issue 44 | Page 101

Dreams come from our deeper minds, referred to as the sub- conscious or unconscious state where we are mind only -- high- er mind -- as the body is left dormant, waiting for the spirit re-entry when the alarm clock rings. Just look at the word in- spiration…and you see in spirit. John Lennon’s “#9 Dream” came to him via such inspiration. Last Mother’s Day, I performed “Let It Be” for Unity by the Shore’s Mother’s Day service. I prefaced the performance with a story I heard McCartney tell and that I love. He said that grow- ing up, when he had problems worrying him, his mother would tell him to “let it go,” and that if he took his mind away from the problem, the solution would re- veal itself. “I was going through a really difficult time around the autumn of 1968,” said McCartney. “The Beatles began making the White Album and were starting to have problems. I sensed we were breaking up… and I was stay- Watch Paul McCartney perform “Let It Be” In Concert NJ STAGE - ISSUE 44 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 101