dreaming.

this whole blog has been centered on the idea of dreams.  dreaming is somewhat akin to sustenance in my book.  i need a dream to keep my life in forward motion.  we fill our days with to do lists, we read the news headlines with worry and alarm, we consider the state of our jobs, our families, and relationships, and sometimes i wonder how we keep it all together and keep pressing on.  but we do, for the most part.  sometimes we aid our forward motion with unhealthy things basically meant to keep us from offing ourselves. but there will come an end to that as well.  we have dreams that can sustain us for a moment...but we need dreams to sustain us through a lifetime and to wake us up with joy in the morning and carry us calmly into the evening.  my personal dreams are small and simple.  i never wanted much, and what i dream of, on the outside, seems easily attainable.  some days though it seems as if those dreams just aren't meant to be. in spite of that, the hope they offer me never leaves, and i know that is because of the BIG dream that they are rooted in.  The dream of eternity with LOVE.