What's Your Secret?

Photo by Jennifer Wolsey

Each of us nurture secret dreams and aspirations. The "what if", the "when everything else settles down", the "when the kids get older", the "when I have the money".


And these dreams are good. They give us hope, energy, a place to escape, the power to visualize something other than our current choices. Our secret dreams sustain us and enrich our lives. For a while.


Secret dreams and aspirations have a lifespan of their own. Over time, and without warning, the lack of action, the failure to take one step in their direction, the loss of faith to make them real, secret dreams and aspirations slip into missed opportunities, or even worse, embarrassment and regret.


A dream become regret is a heavy chain binding the spirit, always waiting at the edge of consciousness to wrap another length of chain around the heart.


Nothing in your life is beyond redemption. Not even regrets. And certainly not dreams.


Have you let them out lately? Written them down or told a friend or lover? Giving voice to those dreams is a first step. Let them out, let them roam. The confidence to express your dreams is a step toward making them real.

Scary? You bet. 

Worth it? Absolutely.

Need a way to recapture a dream become regret? Be thankful for it.
Be thankful that you had the ability to imagine, to hope and to feel it in the first place. 


Reach back and find - it's still in there - the joy it brought you. Dust it off, roll it around in your mind a while, let it out, and visualize what could be, if you only take the chance.

-Victoria Monfort