It's a big call I know. It's like all the feelings of being stuck that I've been carrying for years have just dissipated. It's not that I've been at a standstill over that time but I've always felt like there was something that just wasn't falling into place and that I haven't been completely free to move forward.
Never underestimate the power of sharing your story. I thought that I was shifting a painful emotional situation and ended up moving a mountain.
Now my mind is full of big dreams and plans. I'm talking seriously big peeps! Things that have been repeatedly rising to the surface of my consciousness most of my life. It's like I'm starting to see that the dreams I had for myself when I was young and the dreams I have for myself now are just different manifestations of the same core ideas. What's more I know what I need to do to make them happen.
Anyway, I think a celebration is in order. If you'd like to win the stenciled painting in the picture above all you have to do is leave a comment by Sunday August 9 at midnight. I'll draw the winner on Monday. There's a catch though. You have to tell me one of your dreams. Big, small, old, new. I don't mind what shape it comes in, I just want to know what others dream of.
I have had the dream of reviving my photography passion with a digital slr for quite a while now. I've ummed and ahhed over this for sooo long, and today bought that camera. The same day you write this post. I feel very much the same, I can see good things happening, I have plans, ideas, and it feels great! So glad you're feeling better and at peace.
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Love your new birdy prints I'm seeing pop up here and there. so that I can make one my own, Let me tell you my dream.
ReplyDeleteI dream to be involved in a community arts group that encourages people just like you and me to break down the barriers and take that leap into the world of promoting there own art and craft.
This dream is slowly but surely becoming a reality. The winds of change are very exciting.
I am in my late 40s and i have seen dreams in many forms. My passion is with individuals being able to show their passions and crafts in all their forms and have them appreciated for what they are. I love this crafts revival. In the 60s and 70s it was there, the feeling of community and to see it now coming back is AWESOME. My dream is to create toys to give away to people of all ages. I never used to show my work but now i do through the world of blogging. It makes me feel closer to all the crafters out there.
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to write a book :) step one of achieving that is a creative writing course starting next Monday - eek wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your dreams - you deserve them all!
I love these birds Cathy! My dream is pretty personal, but here goes. I dream of a day when I am well enough to hold down a job, have a career, and be successful. Sounds easy to a lot of people, but out of my reach for several years. Bloody mental illness!
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ReplyDeleteGood on YOU! You can climb any mountain you choose!
ReplyDeleteMy dream - being chipped away at in my usual no-time-to-throw-myself-into-it way - is to get a book or two published. I'm working on it...
I'm so glad you are feeling like you are in a better place! My dream is to have time to get my house clean and sorted and still have time to craft and relax with the kids and friends.....it dosen't hurt to dream!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's so wonderful to hear of the big shift and so encouraging. That's why we need to share our stories and help one another along. As for my dream, I am in the middle of living one of them-being married to my dear Patrick and running a successful business together from home-but my artist dream feels stagnant and I don't know where to go with it. I guess my dream right now is to move beyond that and find joy in art again.
ReplyDeleteI'm the queen of dream! I've had so many over the years and they haven't really been abandonded they've just been re-prioritized on my mental list. Right now the one that is at the top is to mix two of my passions...food and art. I'd love to own my own cafe where I can showcase local artists/artisans.
ReplyDeleteCheers to making dreams come true!
My dream1 wow! If only I had only one! I guess my biggest dream is of becoming a published author. I have one children's book finished except for the illustrations for the last two pages. What is holding me back from finishing? The fear of being rejected, maybe? Another dream would be to have a celebrity's child in one of my dresses. Maybe Julia Robert's girls, or little Suri, or I don't know? I guess my dream of all dreams and the one least likely to happen would be that all of my children and grandchildren would live close enough to us that we could drive within one day to visit!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to buy a home. I'm saving little by little. Ideally, I'd like a place big enough to have a veggie garden and some flowers but not somewhere with too much land to maintain. I like cottage-y type places. I don't know if that place is in Philly or elsewhere.... my guess is elsewhere. :-)
ReplyDeleteUntil recently I dreamt of living somewhere with enough space that our bicycles didn't have to be stored in the hallway or loungeroom. That I have now achieved, and it's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteNext on my list is a fulfilling job. I want to work! But I am done with menial jobs and 'acting humble' in the workplace. I'm searching for a job that challenges and rewards me.
I love your new piece Cathy. I have really had to change my dreams and plans over the last few years, they seeme to have to shift all the time. At the moment I dream of being able to create everyday I want to and not have that dictated to me by the state of my health!
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.myrtleandeunice.com/2009/08/dream-weaving.html
This is a very interesting give away and i look forward to reading others' dreams.
ReplyDeleteThe question of what is my dream makes me want to cry just thinking of it or lack there of. I remember adolescence so full of dreams and hopes and wonders, goals and mind made up plans. Now i am a mom and a wife and i am thankful just to wake up each day and be surrounded by such wonderful children and to have a husband who loves and respects me.
I guess some where in my Betty Crocker world - i probably dream of more time in a good day, more sleep on a needed night, peace and quite when its impossible and good health that carries me far enough for my children to be raised properly and ready to be dropped in the world on their own.
I dont suppose that is asking for too much. lol!
I dream of subamrines with a view. And discovering some sort of brand new species of bug. And the color green. And someday being content with exactly who and where I am.
ReplyDeleteA friend and I dream of starting our own children's book store. I love love love kids books (even more so since I've had my own kids) and most of bookstores in Hobart don't stock a very good range of kids books ro they're tucked away in a tiny dark corner which isn't very inspiring. Dreaming of this gets me through long boring days at my current job!
ReplyDeletewell one of my dreams came true - my little etsy shop - i always wanted to open one but was really scared and last November I did it! and im having so much fun...just wish I had more time to spend on making stuff!!
ReplyDeleteDifficult . It should be something more than learning Italian or running a half-marathon , then .
ReplyDeleteI suppose mine is to become one of the grown-ups ....to be the one who unfailingly knows everything . How strange coffee machines work , which council department to call , how to get a stone out of a horse's hoof and who can tango rather daringly .
Unlikely , on present showing !
Well, I'm a bit with Tania on the dream front... but I keep having this vision of my family living in an old cornershop and converting the shopfront into a drop-in craftroom/cafe/co-op. With a playpen for kids and animals!!!
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh, just in time! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCathy, I read your earlier post but have been caught up in various dramas in my own life.
ReplyDeleteRight now, I am living the dream I've had so I know it can happen. About 15 yrs ago I defined my life as I wanted to see it, and for the most part it is just as I imagined.
Blessings to you!
Like many others, my dream is to write a book and get it published, a few in actual fact. Or to make my creativity pay the bills. My hubby always says you've got to have a dream to have a dream come true. I have had a few small pieces of writing published so hopefully I am on the way. Love the bird print - i dream of winning it!
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