"Arms Length" – A Dream That Spoke to My Soul

I dreamt of a man I didn’t know.

But I liked him.

Not the kind of like that rushes or flirts —

It was quieter.

Like I was discovering something inside me

as I was getting to know him.

We were at a gym together —

the kind of place where people go to shape and prove themselves.

I felt self-conscious.

Like I needed to do more, push harder, be better.

I was on a machine, sweating, thinking I had worked out for so long —

but time told a different story.

My mind said “You need 40 more minutes.”

But the dream was done with more effort.

There would be no more exercise.

Not in that way.

Later, I was sitting across from him at a table.

It felt intimate — not romantic, exactly — just . . . open.

And I heard myself say words that felt like truth:

“It feels like I keep most people at arm’s length. I think I do that with almost everyone. It takes a lot for me to let someone in.”

And he smiled.

Softly. Kindly.

He moved closer —

not just with his body, but with his energy.

He said something I can’t remember . . .

but I know it was an invitation.

Something about us doing something together.

Then I woke up.

I’ve been sitting with this.

How much of my life have I spent "working out" emotionally —

trying to be stronger, more healed, more ready

before I let love in?

Before I let me in?

What if I’ve already done enough?

What if the next part of the journey

isn’t about doing more —

but allowing more?

Letting connection come closer.

Letting me come closer — to myself, to truth, to the very things I say I want.

Maybe this man wasn’t just a dream character.

Maybe he was my inner masculine — the part of me that holds steady, moves forward, makes space.

Or maybe he was Spirit,

reminding me:

“You don’t need 40 more minutes. You don’t need to earn it. Just sit. Just speak your truth. Just let me come closer.”

I woke up before I could say yes.

But maybe, in waking life, I still can.

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With an open heart,

Karen Di Gloria❤️‍🔥

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