Backstory
With more than seven decades of dreams to explore, I was having a good time remembering enjoyment, embarrassment, delight, disappointment, and temporary devastation. I had plans. Some worked out. Some made God laugh. Thinking about how my dreams have changed led to this story.
Today’s Dream
I found I’ve changed some of my dreams because they’re no longer any fun. Like air travel, when you have to endure lines and safety precautions that go over the top and risk delays and inconvenience. Traveling the world was once high on my list of priorities. It’s off now.
If I never see the pyramids up close or visit the cathedrals or the fjords, I can still appreciate them; enjoy them from afar and listen attentively to the stories of friends who have been there.
Where I will go out of my way to travel is to see friends. Watching the door open to reveal a precious face that I have not kissed in years. Now that is the prize at the end of the rainbow. It is much more appealing these days than looking at exquisite buildings or lifeless structures.
Oh, I know that your dreams are probably bigger than mine these days, and I congratulate you on that. May they all come true. And when they do, be sure to reflect on your good fortune. No sense in having dreams without recognizing when they’ve been fulfilled.
Here’s to the best of your dreams and all the plans in the works to realize them.
P.S. Consider This had once been a dream. The 90-second show has been broadcast on the radio for fifteen years now, with one story emailed each Sunday morning for most of that time. Over 700 shows have been written and recorded. Thanks so much for listening to or reading some of them and sharing them with friends.
[Show #711]
Annette
I enjoy reading your articles on my computer.
Your long lost cousin Tony Cardell
I hope you would consider visiting us. My sons
and I have a vacation home on a Golf course at Woodloch Springs near Hawley Pa.
Give me a call when you have some
time my cell 570 687 0686
Tony – So good to hear from you! We’d love to visit, once the weather is more gracious and the virus demons take a rest.
Lets work on it.
How appropriate your story is for my husband and I. We have had to give up some dreams – like an 8-hour riverboat ride where we would have to wear masks the whole time and climb 2 flights of stairs to eat dinner. My thoughts were “we are getting old and are limited by what we can do.” That made me feel sad. But now I shall think, “That’s just not fun anymore,” and move on to find something more fulfilling. You helped me to maintain a better attitude. Thanks.
Maximize your curiosity within your capabilities. You are so good at that, Karyn. And you are really good at making dreams come true.
Thank you for your post. In these troubled times, all it takes is a reminder of gratitude to take away the woes and wishes of a day gone by and focus on the day we have! You remind me to stop and smile about a friend that took time for me. It truly is the day after yesterday and it hasn’t really happened yet! We have time to make someone’s day and it only takes time, our time and God’s timing.
No greater gift than a friend who took time for you. You are blessed, Linda.
I am so grateful to you my friend, I have been following your she and enjoying it, I have been away from home since 2008, and I look forward to each show every week. You always hit on issues that most of us would have forgotten about it, sorry for my typos, trying my best though!
Thank you so much for being there for all of us all those years, I look forward to 15 more years to come enjoying your show.