Are You Really Any Different?

Don't ever think that dreams cannot come true and don't ever believe you don't deserve the very best. They do. You do. Believe that!

I can't make any promises and I can't predict the future, but I know first hand that things can work out so much better, and often so much differently than anyone can imagine.

I think I know what I want, exactly which tree I want to climb and what branch I would like to sit on, so when someone cuts that tree down, it is easy to believe that everything is ruined. It could be, especially if I believe it is and give up. It also could be that I need to remember why I wanted to sit on that branch, what it was that made it seem so important to me. What feelings surrounded me when I envisioned myself there, what I expected to have happen because I reached that place.

Remember when you were very small? Remember what you dreamed about then? Could it be these dreams you planned for that branch are similar? Look closely, think hard. Are you really any different than that innocent soul who cried when he was sad, laughed uproariously when he was happy? Give yourself a chance to reach into your dreams and fish this little person out, pick him up and believe in him.

Then let go of all the "STUFF." Forget the let downs, the embarrassment, the failures and maybe even the successes. It's time for a new game plan, time to move forward. Be careful of only one thing. Don't carry a map with you that has the destination circled in red. Just meander along the way for a while and see if anything looks familiar. When it does head in that direction for a little bit, don't be afraid to reach out and take a few chances and if it doesn't feel right, then try a new way, and a new one. Eventually you will find that dream. Maybe on another tree branch, maybe even underneath a bush, but it is there.

I know it is.