dream self

Perhaps it is strange that I am comfortable casually discussing what others do for employment, as if a mediocre job is their defining factor as a human. Each individual is so much more than that one detail of their life. Many 9-to-5 jobs seem to suck the life out of people. They’re rarely just 9 to 5. But “lost time” working for someone else’s dream need not be irredeemably destructive for our aspirations. In my ideal form, I would be able to confidently identify as an early childhood education expert, an artist, leader, highly skilled communicator, compassionate, fun, endlessly cooperative, and firm on my self-respecting boundaries.

What steps can I take towards becoming my dream-self, given my current circumstances?

What steps will I take?

I am in the process of learning what my true dreams truly are.

But what might happen if I truly considered my truest dreams

as viable options for my life?

If most other people

have good intentions for me,

which I like to believe,

are they not likely to be supportive?

If that is my desire, then I must reflect it.

My goal for all relationships

is to support and be supported.

To build each other up.

When my students are struggling with a challenge

my purpose is to,

within reason,

help them learn how to

solve it themselves.

When someone shares a dream or goal with me

I want to help.

I want to support.

But, sometimes the best help

is to step back and

encourage them to try.

To just like and subscribe to their dream for themselves.

Even if it doesn’t always make sense to me.

So please, share

your recommendations,

your ideas, and your dreams.

So that we may all continue to connect and learn.

And tell somebody something you learned today.

Tell somebody about how and why

you love something. Even if it is only a little.

We could all use a few splashes of sunshine.

And I will keep sharing my process of learning

because I hope that it can help someone.

It may be uncomfortable

but people need

to learn to love

themselves.