I'm Skye, one of Copper's Insiders. I know the rules. On to the blog.

From time to time, Copper will reference her Great Vision. While not actively opposing her, I have not exactly been supportive.

Many, many moons ago, I had a Dream. It was big and it was powerful and even while I dreamed it, I was afraid to embrace it. I was afraid to take the leap of commitment and say that I, Skye, was gonna go for that Dream. It was too big. I saw a need in the world, and I thought I could fill it...

But frankly, Dad's voice stopped me every time. "Who are you to do such a crazy thing?" That's what he said about my smaller goals, of writing and seeing my name in print. I never shared my Dream because I knew I'd be shot down. One person, one solid-type Outsider knew of the Dream. He said he'd help me go for it. He made jokes about being a house-husband, knowing full well that if we wed, he would forever take second place to my Dream.

Trouble is, I am an Insider. I may have been dominant in those days of Dreaming with Eagle, but I am still just an Insider.

Copper has a Vision, I have a Dream. The two are not incompatible, but I am still scared.

Dreaming with Eagle, I acknowledged that I cannot make my Dream reality on my own. I'm good, but I lack a lot of the skills I need to make it happen. I'm not good in crowds, I'm not comfortable making small talk over coffee. Put me on stage and the world lights up...but push to shove, I'd be hiding behind Eagle every time I had to meet new people. Yes, it is possible for someone to be a powerful public speaker and still be painfully shy!

It hit Copper yesterday that for all she visualizes her Vision, she always sees it as if she's a Single rather than a Multiple.

Most of the System would die before they set foot on stage. Not me. And I took a long, hard look at Copper, and I looked at myself. I looked with honest eyes at her strong points and mine. Where she's weak. The things I suck at.

Flip a coin to tell which of the two of us is the actual leader of our Company. She created the account here on AS, but I did the research to find an online community we could fit in. And looking, I start to see that this might work. I like research, I like to build things, whether it's a speech or a toy catapult or a term paper. I'm a mystic, with a strong Christian bent. Copper is just as mystical, but follows a drastically different faith path. But somehow the two of us work well together.

Maybe, just maybe....

Maybe all these years I was seeking something in an Outsider, when in reality I needed to look to my Insider sister. She's got crowd skills that I can only imagine...and she understands the power of a Vision.

Or a Dream.

Perhaps it is time to start seeing that huge goal as ours, not just hers or mine. Perhaps it is time that my Dream and her Great Vision unite.

A Great Dream.

Yes. I think it may well be time.

We dream. And Dream.