What's your Dream for Today?

"Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream, Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream..."

The Everly Brothers sang this as a love song, and as my mind hums this lovely line, I believe that all of us have a fabulous love affair with our dreams. Whether we dream of a certain someone, achieving our next goal in life, or generally being completely lost in thought, everything and I mean everything begins with a dream. Realising those dreams depends on self-effort and destiny, however, the lessons we learn along the way (irrespective of whether our dreams materialise or not) are priceless. Every action has a reaction and everyone begins with a dream.

When we're in our mother's wombs, our parents dream for us; as we grow, we begin dreaming for ourselves and sometimes for everyone else (while our intentions may be honest, it's important to allow each person to dream their own dream. See, we're all connected by one common thread of 'being' and sometimes our dreams for someone else, may actually help them, but most times we really must allow each one to dream and realise their own dreams). Nearly all of our physical life is centered around dreams. We have dreams that may take some time to materialise and there are some that materialise as we dream them. Each of us must have a small little dream for the day (besides the long-term dreams of course). You see, little, small dreams gift our spirits with ever-growing wings.


My dream for today was baking an eggless cake. There is something ever-so heavenly about running our fingers through flour and something supremely spiritual about the aroma of baking. Ah, bliss, bliss as I saw the little cake rise to perfection. Indeed, it wasn't so much the end result that was rewarding, as much as the process. Fascinating, how a combination of simple ingredients can result in something so beautiful. Ah the pleasure of baking and the pleasure of watching my mum, dad, brother and sister-in-law enjoy it.


Dreams and life are quite like that. It's fabulous that everything begins with a dream; but what's even better is the journey towards it. In the end, whether our dreams are realised or not is irrespective really, because no matter what the final outcome is, we better our souls and better our spirits. There are lessons in every step we choose to take; the good one's enrich our soul, the difficult one's sanctify and purify it. The important thing is, that we realise that dreams have a beginning and an end. When we realise a dream, our spirit sows the seeds for a new one. In case, a dream is unrealised, our spirits teach us invaluable lessons from the experience.


Yes, while we have dreams that need a long-term commitment, we must make sure that we keep our little dreams alive too. Dream, continue dreaming, have many dreams, many, many dreams. Revel in them, nurture them and learn from them.


Dreams, like life, are great teachers. We don't need eyes to see our dreams; they're born in our hearts, our souls and they take-off from there. Seeing is not always believing, just like dreaming is not always delusional. Just like we sometimes don't need eyes to see the truth (our hearts already know), we don't need proof to validate our dreams.


So, whether it's dreaming (and achieving) communicating with your pet, baking, making at least one stranger happy, giving your soul the spiritual gift of freedom or whatever it is you dream... dream just dream. The journey to fulfilling that dream is a soulful one that enriches our spirits.


So, drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream, Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream...


Have a fabulously blessed day everyone. :)