Dreams
I’ve entered to win this:
It’s the HGTV Dream Home 2012. I don’t expect to win it (obviously), but I wouldn’t mind too much if it happened. I don’t think I can afford the taxes, but it’s fun to dream.
Now dreaming too much (and entering too many giveaways) is not a good way to live. I told Dillon that if that really was our dream home, we should make a plan to buy one or build it or whatever. Because winning things isn’t reliable, and you never should get something for nothing. (Hear that politicians? You should start requiring community service hours or co-payments or something whenever someone gets government assistance in any way. I’m digressing. And I should never talk politics anyway, but I thought it was a good idea. I mean, if everyone on food stamps had to do community service, the world would be a better place, wouldn’t it? This parenthesis has gone on long enough.)
But dreaming some is good, because that helps you focus your plans and your goals and the direction you are heading. Even if your dreams aren’t always realistic (I’m never going to win the Newbery), they get you thinking about what you really want in life, instead of floundering to and fro. It helps give you vision to know there is something better to work towards.
Many people live mundane lives and are unhappy about it because they’ve forgotten to dream and then take those dreams and make viable plans and goals. Like the HGTV dream home is just a dream, not a reality, but it helps me set goals and plan about owning and decorating a (more realistic) home.
