Creating some hope – Part V

It’s easy to leave the dreaming to the kids. We tell ourselves that we’re past that now. We’re adults. We have work. We’ve got bills to pay. A house or apartment to clean. We have to get the kids dinner at night. We have laundry to clean and fold. We’ve got commitments out the wazoo.

We don’t have time for silly little things like dreams.

And we would be wrong. When we stop dreaming, when we stop being inspired, we stop living. Yes, bills are important. We need to focus on them. Still, we can never forget about the beauty of life too.

What inspires you?

Five Things That Make Me Feel Inspired:

• The movie The Wizard of Oz made the line “There’s no place like home” famous. It’s a beautiful line. Home means different things to different people, but wherever we feel the most comfortable, the most secure, that’s a beautiful thing. Home is where the heart is.
• I love listening to my kids talking about their dreams. It’s the same with hearing young kids talk about what they want to be when they grow up. The choices are endless.

• An encouraging meme that hits us at the exact moment we need to hear the message.
• The women of NASA pushing the limits on the ground and in space.

• A Saturday morning, a brisk, but sunny day, and a good cup of coffee!
• A pep talk. We all need a pep talk once in a while to get over that next hill. In the words of an older, wiser Rocky Balboa, “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it . . . But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!”

“If you believe something needs to exist, if it’s something you want to use yourself, don’t let anyone ever stop you from doing it.” —Tobias Lütke

Related Stories:

• Creating some hope – Part I
• Creating some hope – Part II
• Creating some hope – Part III
• Creating some hope – Part IV

This is the last of my series. I hope you’ve enjoyed it. Thank you for reading!