“Build a dream and a dream will build you” - Robert H Schuller.

These are the wise words of a wise man. How many of us have lost our dreams or are so pre-occupied with our lives that we do not have time to dream. Can you still remember what you dreamed about when you were a child?

I often enjoy watching children play. They have such lovely imaginations and can be anyone and anything they want from superman to being doctors. There are no limitations in their dream worlds. Often as grownups we don’t allow our children to live their dreams and tell them things like “Wake up this is the real world. Things don’t work that way here,” or “Get a grip and stop living in a dream world.” Sound familiar?

I cannot help but wonder what we have become without our dreams, goals and aspirations. Without these things in our lives we are nothing but robots caught in a routine and then at a certain time in our lives we die. To be honest, if I told you that you have a few minutes to live, can you say that you lived a full life? Have done everything you wanted to do or are you dying with a list of regrets? Are you going to lie on your deathbed and wish for all the things that you did not do in your life? The familiar if only I did this or that. We only have one life!

Having dreams and goals is a natural part of life. These things make living worthwhile. The best part is that we possess the abilities to make these dreams come true. Unfortunately we often make out to be silly imaginations instead of taking our dreams, embracing them and living them. Allow yourself to dream and to think of all the great things that you would like to achieve. Imagine that your old car is the Ferrari that you always wanted. Smile and wave at people while you drive your old car, there is nothing wrong if you see it as a Ferrari. Think of it this way - it is your own unique version.

Imagine the company that you work for you is your own. If you’ve ever dreamed about being your own boss use your dreams and start being creative. You might just be surprised and end up being your own boss when you follow your dreams. Don’t be scared. We are so often caught up in our comfort zones, which is often the greatest block in our lives. We don’t want to take a chance because what if…

What if it does work and you missed out on the opportunity? Living our dream and dreaming our dreams are the things that keep us alive. These are the things that define us and make us who we are. If it wasn’t for someone’s imagination and dreams we would have never had things like electricity, cars and all the other things we have that makes life easy today.

If we build our dreams, our dream will build us. It will manifest in our worlds and our realities. It will be our life.

All you have to do is live your dream.

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