Eleanor Roosevelt once said; “ The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” She was a smart lady. If you think about it, the future is not at all concrete. We have no idea what it will be like, look like, or feel like. The future is not like the past either. The past is made up of facts. We know what happened, how it happened and what it felt like to be there. The future is not like the present, the present is a state of awareness. We know where we are, what is going on around us and how we feel about current situations. The present is also this crazy magical time where we can make things happen. The present, right now, is when we can dream of the future. The present is the time where we can take steps, make choices and most important, dream dreams that can form our future. I have dreamed a few dreams of my own for my future. I dream of a family. My children, curly haired and rosy cheeked laughing and playing in our back yard at dusk. My husband and I dancing in the kitchen to oldies while making breakfast on a sunny Saturday morning. Serving my God and his bride the church wherever he leads me, and seeing great life change in people as I do so. I dream of traveling to the four corners of the world. Seeing cliffs and oceans, jungles and great metropolises. I dream that I will forever be surrounded by great art, amazing music, good people, and tasty food everywhere I go. I dream of beach picnics and Christmas with my family.
Now, I have no idea if any of this will actually happen in my future, but I am hoping that Mrs. Roosevelt is right. All I know is that I can dream now, in the present for the things I desire in the future. However, one day, the present will suddenly become the future and I am sure that I will dream then Just as much as I do now. Dreaming has been a part of my past, present and will certainly be in my future.
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