many of us give up on our dreams. often our dreams slip away without our even realizing it.  we get over-involved with they day-to-day responsibilities of being a wife, husband, parent, full-time worker, etc.  we know that we are eventful at the moment, but we’ll get back chasing our dreams "some day". we really will.

but then ’some day’ doesn’t happen and it seems too hard to get back to where we were when we were first excited about our dreams. it becomes ‘too late’ or ‘impossible’ to pursue, so we give up and walk away.

but inside, something is still missing.  we know we’re happy but we figure it’s the job, or the relationship (or lack of) that is making us melancholic.  if we could only make more money, lose 10 pounds, or find the perfect mate, etc., then everything would fall into place.

but how can things fall into place when we’ve forgotten ourselves? our dreams are who we are. they give us an incentive to get out of bed everyday.  they are the reason we were born, and our destiny to fulfill while we are here.

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