With dreams, as with battles, it pays to be selective in which is pursued and when, to set the specifics and personnel as much as you can, to be prepared to jump in when opportunity arises, and to be realistic. Also, know what is important vs superficial. Of course, i coukd have alternatively said launching a business, or a great many other things. Once a dream has been realized, even just in part, give yourself the time to appreciate the experience and the people involved. So many people have things working right for them but get so afraid of loss that they turn that success into a treadmill.
I have been fortunate in getting to realize some dreams. Of course, most are ones i have worked on very hard, with having a long and loving marriage being the most important to me. Some were short term. Assistant stage managing rock concerts, i.e. being a gofer with a title, was fun but not quite a fit. That fell in my lap due to someone knowing my hard work in a related field. I loved curating a teaching collection and handling wild animals but the time was wrong then to turn that into a career. Now that i am a senior citizen people who do what i did during those years are again needed. I wish them great happiness. What people put their most work into is usually what matters most to them, but sometimes instead of aporeciating those results they look only at what they do not have. Other times they pursue only superficial things that are the satisfaction equivalent of eating only candy. People forget that adventure inevitably also involves some risks amd hardships. So, take the time to appreciate what you have, what you had, those around you, what you have learned from others. Thank them and thank yourself. Sorry about typos. As some here know, my vision is poor and today the site crashes each time i make it larger.
Thank you, FinnyGirl! If your signature reflects a dream i hope that it works out well. Your selection has me imagining you as a marvelous swimmer! I enjoyed abbybookcase’s choice of Thoreau quote, too. Also, appreciated that fritzoid pointed out that OW got where she did through hard work. If my memory of long past reading serves me, she had a veru uphill battle for quite some time.
Bilan about 9 years ago
I tried. The women slap me.
mischugenah about 9 years ago
Alas, most of my dreams defy the laws physics as we know them.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 9 years ago
Some dreams can be a little scarier than others.
Sisyphos about 9 years ago
I’m sorry, but I cannot identify Lio’s dream.I am open to interpretations….
johndifool about 9 years ago
A man after my own heart.
morningglory73 Premium Member about 9 years ago
It’s his dream…go figure.
WaitingMan about 9 years ago
Easy for billionaires like Oprah to say.
SukieCrandall Premium Member about 9 years ago
With dreams, as with battles, it pays to be selective in which is pursued and when, to set the specifics and personnel as much as you can, to be prepared to jump in when opportunity arises, and to be realistic. Also, know what is important vs superficial. Of course, i coukd have alternatively said launching a business, or a great many other things. Once a dream has been realized, even just in part, give yourself the time to appreciate the experience and the people involved. So many people have things working right for them but get so afraid of loss that they turn that success into a treadmill.
SukieCrandall Premium Member about 9 years ago
I have been fortunate in getting to realize some dreams. Of course, most are ones i have worked on very hard, with having a long and loving marriage being the most important to me. Some were short term. Assistant stage managing rock concerts, i.e. being a gofer with a title, was fun but not quite a fit. That fell in my lap due to someone knowing my hard work in a related field. I loved curating a teaching collection and handling wild animals but the time was wrong then to turn that into a career. Now that i am a senior citizen people who do what i did during those years are again needed. I wish them great happiness. What people put their most work into is usually what matters most to them, but sometimes instead of aporeciating those results they look only at what they do not have. Other times they pursue only superficial things that are the satisfaction equivalent of eating only candy. People forget that adventure inevitably also involves some risks amd hardships. So, take the time to appreciate what you have, what you had, those around you, what you have learned from others. Thank them and thank yourself. Sorry about typos. As some here know, my vision is poor and today the site crashes each time i make it larger.
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
Robert Culp?
I preferred him in I Spy and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice…
sundahljo about 9 years ago
Any adventure with a pink banjo in it is OK by me.
Comic Minister Premium Member about 9 years ago
Let’s go!
Troy about 9 years ago
Much easier said than done.
kapearlman about 9 years ago
Well, that’s as good an explanation as any….
abbybookcase about 9 years ago
“build your castles in the air. that is where they should be. now put foundations under them” thoreau
SukieCrandall Premium Member about 9 years ago
Thank you, FinnyGirl! If your signature reflects a dream i hope that it works out well. Your selection has me imagining you as a marvelous swimmer! I enjoyed abbybookcase’s choice of Thoreau quote, too. Also, appreciated that fritzoid pointed out that OW got where she did through hard work. If my memory of long past reading serves me, she had a veru uphill battle for quite some time.