Do you ever daydream? I do
quite often. For example, this morning I looked out our window and saw a man
enjoying his coffee on the balcony. This made me wish we were in Europe at a
small coffee shop taking in the sights. Weird huh?
Dreaming is a big deal.
Little kids are master dreamers. They dream of being an astronaut, movie stars,
or maybe even both at the same time. They imagine themselves in mansions,
driving fancy cars, and owning all kinds of toys. Unfortunately as we get
older, our dreams fade. You don’t often hear a big wig CEO dreaming of anything
except maybe doubling production.
I am a big time dreamer,
and not just of goofy things that will never happen, but tangible things. I
want to tour Europe, see the best each state has to offer, build a home, and be
debt free. Josh on the other hand is, “realistic.” He has a harder time seeing
things in the future and doesn’t spend much time thinking about what could
happen. He is very much in the here and now.
Lucky for him, I dream enough
for the both of us and have learned how to get his brain thinking about his own
dreams. On Monday we were both winding down before bed and I just started
asking him questions. “If money were no object, where would we go on vacation
next year?” “If money were no object, what car would you drive?” These
questions sparked a conversation that got us both talking about things we want
to do in the future.
Now that we have opened
the doors of communication about our dreams, we can dig deeper. I am so excited
because tomorrow we are actually going to spend time “working on our dreams.” I
bought a large bulletin board and we are going to take pictures of the things
we want to do and tack them up. As items get completed we will remove them and
add more.
I did this exercise myself
several years ago and included things like: visiting Cancun, swimming in the
Caribbean, getting engaged, getting married, getting promoted at work, etc. It
was so fun to go through the board and realize I accomplished over 80% of the
dreams I had on it!
I highly recommend getting
out of your comfort zone and dreaming again. You never know where you will end
up!
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