Making It Real - Sunday Tippets, Damsel Style

What's your dream? 

We have big dreams, high hopes, and great plans. For a lot of us, they just never happen.  Almost everyone I’ve ever known has a weekend hobby or a passion they wish they could turn into a job or career. They sigh and say, “Boy, I wish I could do this all the time.”  Then they’re back at their jobs on Monday, groaning as they look forward to Friday.  Or maybe they don’t have a passion or serious interests. I’ve known a lot of people who constantly scheme about doing one thing or another and are quick to point out potential  possibilities. “Wow, I could do this” or “Boy, I could really make something of that…”  Why not do it? “Oh, you know…money, kids, bills…  Sound like you or someone you know? Dreams and plans don’t just happen. We have to make them happen. What’s holding you back?


RD on the left...The next Stevie Nicks?



As a kid, I played around with a vague notion of “rock star.” I had no idea what that would entail, but I loved singing and playing the keyboards. A race horse jockey was a dream for a few years, but even at 10 or 12, I was already too tall, too big.  I was inquisitive, I was smart, and I got good grades. I read a lot, wrote a lot, and I questioned everything. I wanted to be something or someone other than what I was at the time—a kid—but I had a hard time envisioning the future or making plans. 

Would I become a high fashion model in New York City?  Ha, No...  Just a pretender in a college dorm on Halloween... silly co-eds!   I did study fashion design in college though.  Can you tell by the way I'm dressed there?  Heehee.  All in good fun.  Tall and skinny, I once was!   And you thought it was Marie Osmond...

One thing that I have learned growing up, is that immediate gratification and living beyond your means steals future potential.  There’s a difference between “living in the now" or being in the present moment and seeking instant happiness by living in ways today that don’t make sense for tomorrow.  So, what can you change?  Is it time to explore your options that lie in front of you?  One thing is for sure, if you do nothing about an aspiration, it won't come to fruition...will it?   And sometimes living with regrets of not doing anything are worse than trying for something and failing.  

I’ve had a lot of goals and dreams in my life, and I’ve repeated this process of reasoning:

1. How is my current situation holding me back?

2. What are my options, and who can I look to as a role model?

3. What beliefs or fears are holding me back?
4. What can I do without, if needed, while working toward my goal?
5. What can I change so I can make it happen?

Dreams, hopes, and plans don’t amount to anything on their own except once in awhile for those fortunate enough to be spotted by a talent scout or tapped on the shoulder by the fairy of good fortune. But even those people have to work hard, and they have challenges like everyone else.  What about you? What’s getting in your way? What obstacles have you overcome or which ones are you facing?

I have a dream...and many obstacles have been thrown in my path.  But, I am a "never say never" type of gal.  I'm working hard every day on it...(Except for Fish Tuesday)  to make this dream a reality.  For now, it's a secret and hidden within my heart.  But, next year... = )