Don't Stop Dreaming

Not age, not circumstances, should make you stop dreaming.  Don’t stop dreaming… live your dream.  You might have given up on your dream because of family priorities.  But at one point in your life, you must dream again and not face the consequence of what if – what if I pressed on to reach my dream?  What would I have become?



Keep on believing that one day you will become what you want to be – a great writer, a painter, a musician or a doctor.  Reminisce your childhood days when you played make believe as a doctor, a teacher, a musician.  Keep rehearing these in your mind and relive the enthusiasm you once had. Studies show that people who don’t stop dreaming are more creative, impassioned, energetic, connected to others and engaged in the world.  

Listen to your heart. Realization of your dream may be as close as the longing you feel in your heart.  Allow your restlessness to keep you looking toward the horizon… toward your dream. It doesn’t matter if it has been decades since you last paid attention to your dream.  What is important is that it is still there, waiting to be nourished again; waiting for the doorway to a wonderful new discovery. 
 

Find some time to be by yourself to reflect. Lean back in your chair, undisturbed.  Close your eyes, open your mind and just flow with your thoughts.  Take several slow, deep breaths to allow that still  small voice within you to speak. Just listen to it and allow your mind to flow waiting for a guide, a blueprint of what you need to do.  This still small voice will remind and guide you to the power of your dream.  
 

As you once again get excited, beware of inner critics that can dampen your renewed enthusiasm. These inner critics may come from your well meaning friends, family members and even yourself.  Friends and family members want the best for you, but in the end they are not you and their advice is based on their experience nor your longing, not your desire. Quiet any doubt and fear from your mind.   
 

Then you will be able to follow your impulse.  If  you suddenly feel the impulse to hold your paintbrushes again, dust off the cobwebs from your piano, read through your notebook of ideas about a novel or business venture; then just do it! Success is the thin line that separates those who just think from those who find the courage to take action.  As you take action, you will encounter challenges along the road but you will feel a new level of joy and a sense of fulfillment  that you are being true to yourself.

Do not deprive yourself or your dream.  Dreams open up many possibilities and opportunities that you never have thought of.