Of What Do You Dream?
Don’t tell me you don’t have them, because everybody does. Maybe it’s money beyond counting, or a partner who fulfills your every need, or a house that portrays your status. Maybe it’s for the healing of a loved one, or the return of a family member to the path that you desire them on. Whoever you are, whatever you’re doing, as long as you have breath, I’m pretty sure you have a dream.
I know I do.
Mine are complex, multi-faceted and frustrating. Some I would share with everyone, and some I would never admit to anyone. Many a time I’ve been told that my dreams are unrealistic, that there’s no way it could ever work out.
When I was 12 years old a boy at school made fun of me for having the dream of living in the United States. “It’ll never happen” he said, and he was wrong. I’ve lived longer in this country now than in the country of my birth. I had no idea how it would work out, but it came to pass.
One down, a million to go.
I dream of being able to help people transform their lives from pain and suffering to joy and happiness. This work is a part of that dream, and I hope one day to look back at this as the foundation from which I was able to do so many good things.
I didn’t realize exactly where this was going when I started, and I’m still kind of vague on the details and the direction, but I know that I did the most important step almost 18 months ago.
I simply got to work, and started doing what felt right.
Was I afraid that I could look stupid, of course. Did I wonder if anyone would read this…I still do. Did I worry that people would tell me I was a fool to think that I could write – honestly yes.
But there comes a point where you either have to chase your dreams, or get busy dying, and so I decided to get busy.
And slowly, inexorably, my dream is beginning to come to pass. I still have a long way to go, but I’m moving forward.
But I’m also curious about you. What are your dreams, and what are you doing to make them come to pass? What are the dreams you would tell me about, and which ones would you keep close and hidden, afraid to share because of what you think it says about you? If asked, what would you say is holding you back, and what is driving you forwards?
What do you really hope to achieve, or to own, or to see, or experience?
And do you understand why you dream that? Because having a dream is good, but knowing why it’s important to you is so much more. Your dreams are really the guideposts to the deepest wants and needs of your soul, expressed in desire, hidden by doubt, and nourished by hope.
Whatever you dream, I hope you have a plan to pursue it, and are following that plan with everything you possess, and every ounce of energy that you have.
I'm here to help in any way that I can.
— Dr. Alan Barnes
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