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Today's
Meditation:
Dreams
are very important parts of our lives, but very often we
look at them as "unattainable" or call them
"pipe dreams"-- dreams that we know won't come
to pass (the term comes from the pipes that people used to
smoke opium, and the fantastic schemes they could come up
with while high). Because, after all, "real
life" always intrudes, and it won't let us live our
dreams because we have to pay the bills, fulfill our many
responsibilities, etc.
But our dreams are one of the factors that make us
unique. We dream because we know that we have
amazing potential and because we have a vision of how
things could be or may be in the future, but then we
rarely make the effort necessary to make the dreams come
true. I have dreams that have come true, and some
that haven't-- and most of the latter haven't because I've
been focused on other things that I truly enjoy, and I've
had to choose what I pursue.
Do you have dreams that you want to pursue, but
don't? Perhaps you're afraid of the effect you'd
have on a spouse or a family-- if that's the case, are
there any ways of compromising, of finding ways to pursue
your dream while still meeting your responsibilities? No one says that dreams are all or
nothing-- very often, it's possible to pursue more than
one goal or dream at a time. Sometimes we need to be
creative in our ways of pursuing what we really want.
Your dream may change the world, and it may change just
your world. Either way, your dreams are worth
pursuing, perhaps in increments and perhaps indirectly,
but worth it nonetheless.
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