What does this mean?
Living the dream!
We are always told to CHASE our dreams.
When I think of CHASING YOUR DREAMS I always imagine a cartoon seen like Tom and Jerry. Where Tom the cat is chasing Jerry the mouse and Jerry is forever a few steps out of Tom's reach. Jerry has a grin on his face and making fun of Tom as something silly happens to Tom that is not for his good. Jerry is always just out of reach and unattainable.
So this is how I see it when I hear people say "Chase your dreams". To me it is like the dream is always going to be just out of reach. You are so close, but oh so far. And there seems to be excuses attached as to why the dream could not be cought. "If only" this happened, or that happened or what ever.
WHAT IF we changed some wording?
What if We LIVED OUR DREAM?
How would this change the outcome?
How do we live our dream when it is still a fantasy in our mind?
How can you LIVE YOUR DREAM when it seems so unattainable at this point in time?
Your Dreams are your dreams no one else's. Only you know what it is that you truly want.
Chasing things can be exhausting. When you stop chasing and give yourself the opportunity to wait and breath you can see what is around you. This gives you time to reflect and appreciate and give gratitude. Most humans are not, by design meant to chase. They are meant to wait. By waiting, this does not mean do nothing. See below what you can be doing while you are waiting. Sometimes you need to be fully where you are at this point in time before the next step is available to you. It is like stepping across a stream where you hop from one rock to the next. Between each step to the next rock you look around to see which rock is best for you to step onto next.
Allow yourself or give yourself permission the time to daydream about your DREAM.
Surround yourself with pictures, books and things to remind you of your DREAM
Learn a little bit everyday about your DREAM
Find mentors, coaches and people who will support you. Ask questions of them and learn some of the skills that they learnt and put your uniqueness to it. Mentors don't need to be people you know personally, they have qualities and skills that you can learn from. What is it about them that you would like to incorporate to help you grow and Live Your Dream.
Be aware of who you tell. Not everyone will be in your corner. Be OK with that.
Stay unattached to the outcome. This can be tough, but when you trust and keep faith the outcome can be so much more then you imagined. Sometimes it can be nothing like you imagined. It can be better. When you are trying to control the outcome it is hard to see what it is when you get there and often leads to disappointment.
Body awareness, notice how you feel in your body when you day dream, or talk about it? Where are you feeling it in your body? What emotions do you feel? Once you start to be come aware of what is happening in your body you can use this like a compass. Your body will let you know if what you are doing at any given time is taking you closer to your dream or moving you away from your dream.
Add to the end of your dream statement when you speak it, think it or write it, " This or something better for my highest good and all concerned."
And know that it is OK to change your mind about a particular dream. It may not be for you right now or at all. It may even be a stepping stone to something even better. This is why it is important to stay unattached to the outcome. As you grow and evolve your dreams will too.
The dream is not you. It is only a small part of you.
Here's to living your dream
Jody
