Dreamkiller
Aug. 14th, 2003 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
learnteachI've complained of this before, but it makes me wonder...what kills dreams? Familiarity and the day to day grind that turns workers in to grey salariman that so many creative youth fear? The fear itself of work, the uncertainty of the future? The saition (sp!) of early desires? The electronic chained daydream that is computer on line gaming?
Most of my dreams I've made real, in some way...and I know that many I could if I desired them. It' s not time nor talent I lack (indeed, one can develop the other) but passion. Where did it go? Did I lose it at work, broken in the day to day beating of the spirit over money (ok, then I must apply Biz Zen and throw the elephant). Is it in the online games, which constrain you to a developed vision? Is it in my choice of activites, of friends, of habits?
Or is it Age, daughter to cruel time, sneaking up on me?
Most of my dreams I've made real, in some way...and I know that many I could if I desired them. It' s not time nor talent I lack (indeed, one can develop the other) but passion. Where did it go? Did I lose it at work, broken in the day to day beating of the spirit over money (ok, then I must apply Biz Zen and throw the elephant). Is it in the online games, which constrain you to a developed vision? Is it in my choice of activites, of friends, of habits?
Or is it Age, daughter to cruel time, sneaking up on me?
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Passion
Date: 2003-08-15 10:39 am (UTC)Passion makes the bruises seem like badges of honour.
One of the things that drives passion is joy...
As one gets older and some of the lessons learned say you NO... that is not good... or YOU CAN NEVER HAVE YOUR DREAMS.. or any number of things... we protect ourselves so that we do not have to hurt, eating poorly, no exercise, or living in an on line game.
It takes courage and humour and many other things to keep our dreams alive in the face of everyone telling you that you will loose.....
Now sometimes dreams need to take a rest on the road to achieving them......look at your garden, it will teach you much, if you are willing to learn. Some folks never leave the rest period as it hurts too much. Others never take the time to learn the lessons of the road.
It sounds to me that you have reached the "dark night of the soul" the time when you must make a choice to give up or go for it. You have had this point before, but observation says you are not ready to make the leap of faith, find the resources and go down that road.
Three points- 1) DO it, Delegate IT or Drop IT
2) Use it or loose it-- someone suggested a small dream to help use those muscles.....Grand Idea...
3) IF you always think, what you always thought
YOU will always get, what you always got.
In other words you have friends that love and care, You make the choice....
It took me 13 years to come and chase one of my dreams and the support has come from some very different places.
Believe and Dream...
BTW, I did a project plan for my life and my dreams... man it was harsh... but it made me realize that the cost of one of my dreams was at the expense of another... so the question is what do you do and where does your heart really lead you...