Dream

Most mornings before I begin my day I either write out a list of things I want to accomplish for the day, or I make a mental note and check each thing off as I complete it. But this morning as I read an inspirational story, I realized there was one thing I had somehow stopped adding to this list.

I'd stopped dreaming.

As children no one has to tell us to dream. Our imaginations know no boundaries and our limitations go beyond where our minds will carry us. We give ourselves permission to explore the unknown, and we rise to the challenge of unraveling the mysteries of life. We gleefully ride the wave of endless possibilities in any situation and we dream with our eyes wide open.

But somewhere between childhood and adulthhood, we loose that. We stop dreaming, and as we step into what we call "real life", we shed the things of our youth that made us free, that dared us to dream. We instead dress ourselves in responsibilities and obligations and our dreams get pushed aside and exist only in our sleep.

But this morning as I stood in front of my brand new day, I was ever so gently reminded to return to the dreams of my childhood. I was reminded of the dreams that had fueled my heart and moved me to reach out for my possibilities and my hope.

So as I made out my daily to-do list, at the very top I wrote: Dream.

And with eyes wide open, that's what I'm doing now.

And let me encourage you to do the same.

Happy Dreaming!