Having dreams ... and keeping them alive ...

Today's topic was triggered by a chance email I got from a new acquaintence, who said that keeping dreams alive was not easy. I wrote back to say thanks for the timeliness, in helping me prioritize my ideas for today's blog, and here we are!

It was in the early 70s, when hanging posters in your home was not yet passé. I used to often visit V.B., a cousin-in-law who had this poster up in her bedroom. It was a fairly huge one, a beautiful scene in nature and the words:

Happy are those who dream dreams ...
And can pay the price to make them come true.

I remember being deeply fascinated by the lines. It touched a very core place in me ... but sadly, the second line had an ominous ring to it. At that younger age, it fuelled my sense of adventure, but there must have been a quiet sharp in-breath, in feeling the fear brought on by the idea of 'paying the price'. Today, I know, there's no such thing as a price to pay. Because today I KNOW, that it's not mine to judge HOW my dreams will come true ... and if I should but stay aware of all the WOW moments of my life, the HOWs of the things I'm passionate about will get aligned - without my orchestrating them to. Need proof? Look back at your own life, and think about the things that you really wanted and which have manifested, even though you did nothing tangible to make them happen. I have many personal stories to tell - one that comes readily to mind is that from a very young age I wanted to live in the West ... and a deep desire to see my son educated in North America led to the alignment of a gazillion events that also resulted in my own dream to live in the West come true.

One of the ways to manifest your dreams is of course, the already mentioned expressing of gratitude for the things we already have. If I get into all the related information about keeping the dream alive, today's entry itself could turn into a whole book. So, let's chew this in small bits and if you haven't gone shopping for the Notebook yet, perhaps do so, to be ready for the next step ;-)! And what better day to start than on Thanksgiving - being celebrated today by our neighbours to the South (the Canadian Thanksgiving was on Oct. 8).

It doesn't matter where you are in the world - every day can be Thanksgiving ... and in fact the more frequently you celebrate this day ;-) the more you can have of what you want :-) ...

I've already had my miracle manifestation today. More and more, I have been wanting to work from home - and have always remembered to give thanks on days I have. Today is a very challenging day in Montreal, weather-wise: snow, rain, and freezing rain icing up the streets - and I have two clients coming home for their courses, instead of me travelling to the University. Thank YOU, God!

Kiki ;-)