“I am a dreamer. I know so little of real life that I just can’t help re-living such moments as these in my dreams, for such moments are something I have very rarely experienced. I am going to dream about you the whole night, the whole week, the whole year.”
Our society really romanticizes the dreamers.
What is compelling about all this dreaming and not doing?
All these people, minds, lives, ideas, desires: frozen.
Waiting for permission.
Permission from who?
No one will give you permission.
Let me say that one more time and let it hit you, if you're waiting for the "right time" in life to do anything for someone to give you the go ahead:
NO ONE WILL GIVE YOU PERMISSION.
I mean, I'm trying to in this moment, but I cant do it for you, and you cant do it for me.
We must give ourselves permission.
You have to deem yourself worthy and give yourself permission to live.
"I know so little of real life"
What?
This is real life and you know what you need to know. Its in you.
We are "real life" and maybe you don't believe it now, but you have answers inside of you just dying to speak their truth.
What does that mean?
Are you a "dreamer"?
Do you have thousands of ideas and thoughts that live purely in your head?
Would it be possible to make any of them reality?
Do you believe that you can do, be, live the things you want to do; your dreams?
If no, why?
Like really why?
Can you write your dreams down, then write down all the reasons that your dreams are not possible and then write down possible solutions to the reasons they are not possible?
Can you do that?
Do it right now.
Please.
Do you really dream because you have big dreams, or to keep yourself "safe".
Chasing a dream is new. Its unknown. You might fail. Failing sucks. But failing is okay and its how we learn what to try next.
I say dreamers are afraid.
I'm afraid all the time.
Its okay to be afraid but feeling "stuck" or helpless or powerless in your own body and life doesn't feel very good. In fact it feels horrid and I whole heartily believe it is why we see depression and anxiety disorders sky rocketing.
We don't feel safe with ourselves, with our minds, we feel like powerless creatures.
Good news is, it ain't true.
How can it be beautiful to live a life in your head that you could possibly bring to fruition but you don't?
You say you're a dreamer and like Lennon said you're not the only one, we're everywhere!
A dream is in the mind and we are in the body, in flesh, in the world.
How do we connect the dreams to the flesh so that they can "be".
They can "be".
Is it very "safe" to live your entire life with a head full of dreams that you wish you could live but you're too afraid, too doubtful, too full of excuses.
Sounds dangerous to me, truly violent to yourself, to waste this life being too afraid to do the things you want to do.
If there are say actually legitimate reasons you cannot live or chase a certain idea or dream, are you certain that there is not another perspective in which you can look at the problem or your dream?
Do you know how to change your paradigm?
I love imagination. I think dreaming is wonderful but I also find a life so bound by limitations that maybe are not what they seem to be really sad.
I think when we dream and use imagination to write or create art, or to pretend its beautiful, but when we get "stuck" dreaming about the life we wish we had... when we pretend our life, rather than live it??? Life becomes like a prison and scary place to be.
Honestly, have you ever woke up got ready for work like you do everyday of your life. The same routine. Went to the same place, talked to the same people, ate the same food, got the kids dressed, rushed them along, lost your temper, looked in the mirror criticizing yourself, and thought: What am I doing? Why am I doing this?
It isn't that any of these norms are wrong. I do them everyday myself, but can we change our thoughts about who we are and what we are doing? Even if the world seemingly appears to be staying largely the same way?
I am learning and believe more deeply every day if we want to see real change then the place to start is our thoughts. It takes time to see our thoughts manifest into reality but we must start somewhere or stay stuck there in our heads with ugly nightmare dreams.
You are more.
More than a job. More than your body. More than your money. More than your responsibilities. More than your bills. More than your titles. More than your mistakes. More than your current situation. More than what someone said to you. More than this moment.
I promise you are worthy. Just as worthy as anyone else. Don't believe less than that. Its heartbreaking and its not true.
Dreams don't have to be skydiving, climbing mountains, being the CEO of some huge company, or looking like Gisele Bundchen. (shes really pretty tho)
Some of my most desired dreams are waking up and not fighting with my children, getting better at being a more organised person, having real intimate fun friendships, having a job that I love, perusing my artistic interest.
None of these desires are gonna change the world if I accomplish them, but they will change my world and I live in the same world as you, so perhaps if we all chase our humble little dreams we will make the world a better place.
I say live in reality with your dreams.
Dream big, live big.
Reality is not always a fun, pretty or an easy place to be but it is truly reality and it is truly the only place we can be.
What can we bring into reality?
Maybe reality itself is a dream and if that is so, what can we bring into this dream of reality?
I think our possibilities are endless.
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