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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Bigger Dreams


We all go through seasons of change. That’s just part of life. As I stand at a crossroads in one area of my own life I made a list of my options, which is part of how I tend to process things. When I returned to review the list I was struck by one glaring problem: I wasn’t dreaming big enough, or boldly enough. Isn’t that how most of are? As we grow older and settle into the routine of “normal” life we tend to adjust our dreams over time so that they don’t sound quite so unreasonable. In short, we dumb down our dreams. This is a dangerous process because it tends to erode our dream-ability. But dreams are dreams. They are supposed to be big, to be a stretch. When we allow ourselves shrink down our dreams we also shrink a part of ourselves by decreasing the elasticity our imaginations. That can be a dangerous thing.

What is it that you have always wanted to be or do? Where have you always wanted to go? These are important questions because they provide a window into how we view ourselves and our potential. When we abandon our dreams and our ability to bring them to fruition we concede that life can only be so big, that it can only mean so much. However, we deserve better. You deserve better. Take a little time today to think about what your own dreams are, or what they used to be. Then dust them off and take them for a mental test drive, or share them with a friend or family member. Maybe they are a little obsolete, but that might just mean that you need to discover some new dreams within yourself. The important thing is to dream, and dream big.

Today’s poem is for all of us who still cling to our dreams, or at least recognize that that there are still dreams out there worth pursuing. The important thing is to just keep dreaming, no matter what. Perhaps I’m the only person who remembers the song from the musical South Pacific that ends with the words: “You’ve got to have a dream. If you don’t have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true?” I couldn’t have said it better myself.

The Perfect Dream
What if there was a bigger dream
Somewhere inside of me
The dream I have been searching for
Waiting for discovery
What if there was a different dream
Than the ones I settle for
Beyond comfort and complacency
One that asked and promised more
What if there was a better dream
That brought out the best in me
And made the world a better place
What a dream that one would be
What if there was a perfect dream
Lurking somewhere in my heart
It’s time to find the dream in me
And today is when I start
           By Frank Carpenter ©

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