Dream the Dream

Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined. - Henry David Thoreau

Isnt' this what Oprah has been telling us for years?  Every so often Mr. Thoreau pops into my life.  He has long been a favorite author of mine.  I think the two of us must have some connection in a past life. I found this quote on facebook on one of my favorite pages Positively Positive.  It's funny because on my way to the farmers' market this morning I was thinking about the future - my dream house to be exact.  Delilah was talking about picking apples on her farm last night on her radio show and her farm is her favorite place to be.  I decided a long time ago that I wanted a favorite place to be too.  I love our little apartment, but it's not mine, it belongs to someone else.  We need new carpet - bad, but I can't buy it so instead, I've covered up the carpet with area rugs; my daughter would love to paint her room, but she can't, so we hung up posters.  I would love to have a bigger kitchen with pretty cabinets, but I'm making do with what I've got.   Maybe if I hadn't been so careless in the past, financially,  our dream house might be more of a reality.  And that's sad.  Then there's Mr. Thoreau - popping up on my facebook news flashes.

He's telling me to let go of the past, and go for it.  I think to myself, good grief I just bought a new car!  I can't add a house to that too, so I'm thinking about a compromise.  I'm going to give our "cozy" little apartment a little while longer.  But I'm going to start going "confidently in the direction of my dream."  I was blessed with a generous gift recently from my dad, and my daughter and I talked about it and we decided that the gift should go towards our dream of a "favorite place to be."  Somehow, I'm going to keep adding to it every month, and maybe before I know it, that dream will indeed be a reality.  My hope is that it is here in the Northwest where I am meant to be and have come to call my home.

So thanks Mr. Thoreau, you give me a gift every time you waltz into my life through your many wonderful words.  One of these days I will certainly be "living the life I have imagined"  digging in my own garden, playing with my beloved dogs and letting my daughter see that dreams can come true with a little hard work.  Cheers!