Some phrases spring to mind like 'living the dream' for instance. Some of my friends would probably think that I'm living the dream. I do lead an independent life and only have myself to think about which allows me the freedom to be spontaneous.
I might decide on a whim to pack up and head south and then just as quickly say 'its time to go home' or see a cheap flight overseas and just book it.
I am always on the move, either overseas or within the state. And I am most fortunate to have good friends to catch up with wherever I go. So if that's living 'the dream' then I'm doing it for sure.
I wonder what exactly 'living the dream' means, could it mean different things to different people. I think it's something like living a charmed life, a life that someone else might be a little envious of and yet for me it would be absolutely that if I had a bottomless bank account. But don't get me wrong, I am a fortunate person and I am forever grateful for the life I'm living because it's a darned good life.
'I have a dream' said Martin Luther King, it was a strong and passionate dream and unfortunately for him, short lived. But it was strong, clear and concise. If only we could all have strong and passionate dreams, visions of what we want for out lives and the strength and the means to go out and get it, to create it, to make it so.
'Dream a little dream of me', oh that's a song! ...well a silly little love song, and I'm not commenting on that.
'I'm dreaming of a white Christmas', another song .....nope a white Christmas doesn't appeal to me, give me a good old Aussie hot Christmas any day!
'Life is a dream, realize it!' now that's a favourite of mine a quote from my beloved Sathya Sai Baba.
The crux of this statement is that life really is a dream, it's not reality from a spiritual perspective.
We get tied up in living the dream, creating wealth, keeping up with the Jones's and measuring ourselves against others.
What is the purpose of gathering material possessions, amassing huge fortunes and claiming our place in societies social ladder? We can't take any of that with us when we die!
I'm sure they're other phrases that include the word 'dream' however at this early hour on a Sunday morning, these are the ones that popped into my head and without getting into an epic novel, I am going to leave it here.
Love "Live the Dream" a goal , a reality and a focus. Nice to highlight John H
ReplyDeleteThanks Johnny, I'm enjoying the A-Z 'musings' woke up this morning and I was on a roll :) It was only later that I thought of the best 'D' word....discombobulated! How's that for a word...perhaps I'll find a place for it on the other blog...I'm working on it lol
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