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Making Dreams True
By Sandra Lee Schubert | April 8, 2008
“In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.”
~ Unknown
Follow Your Longing
When you’re sitting quietly sipping a cup of tea - pay attention to your idle daydreams. Do you find yourself sighing about leaving for work? What is the wish that comes right after the sigh? “I wish I could stay home and write.” “I wish I lived somewhere nicer.” “I wish I could….” Fill in the blank. These daydreams reveal more then idle meandering of thoughts. Your conscious mind is out of the way and your secret longings can bubble to the surface. Follow your longing and let it lead you to your hearts desire. Set your goals from this place of discovery.
“Every great work, every great accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.”
~ Florence Scovel Shinn
There are all sorts of ways to set goals. You can peruse the paper, surf the web, watch TV and experts will espouse on the subject of proper and efficient goal setting. So says Stephen M. Shapiro of Goal Free Living, “One of the problems with goals is that they are often not your own. According to the Goalaholic survey, nearly 50% of the population believes that they are living their lives in a way that satisfies others (friends, family, co-workers) more than it satisfies themselves.”
Goals should represent your values and your dreams not anybody’s idea of what you should do. Also when setting a goal down how does it feel? Do you get a rush of excitement? Some mild anxiety is normal but if your stomach is churning and this goal seems like more work then worth - reconsider it. Choose a goal that supports your life values.
Dream Big, Live Large
“I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.”
~ Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ) O Magazine, December 2003
Citing Oprah Winfrey as someone who started from humble beginnings and made it big, really big, seems fitting. Don’t be afraid to dream big when choosing your goal. It is easy to live just as you do now, no matter your circumstances. Stretching those unused muscles can be a challenge at first but think of the rewards. If you want to win the Pulitzer for Really Great and Fabulous Literature, then go for it. Take big steps and see how far you can go.
© 2008 Sandra Lee Schubert www.writing-for-life.com
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