Quit Dreaming

Guest Contributor: Kayleen Reusser
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While filing paperwork yesterday at home, I ran across an article I had kept for probably 10 years on my bulletin board. (There's no date on it so I'm not sure how old it is.) It is entitled "Quit Dreaming." The author is writing to potential writers. He says to quit dreaming about putting your opinions down and to concentrate on writing practical stuff, like news reporting. That would be more attractive to an editor than opinions and fiction.

As the years passed, I had forgotten the content of the article and only could see the title from my desk. I began to put my own connotation on the words "Quit Dreaming." They would be as follows:

Quit dreaming and get in there and make your dreams come true. You are not getting anywhere just sitting with your head in the clouds. The world is accomplishing things; why shouldn't you? If you want to be a writer, contact editors with queries and suggest ideas. You've had some success; don't stop there. You can do more. Maybe it's time to write a book; quit dreaming and think about the types of books you like to read. Biographies? OK, what person would you like to write about? What angle would you take? Do research and see if there's an interest for this type of book.

Those types of thoughts have been mine for several years now, especially within the last year as I quit my job to become a full-time freelancer.

And yet, since I've joined a Master Mind group and listened in-depth to motivational speakers, they all say, "Keep Dreaming! Make a storyboard of your goals and put it in front of you daily. Make a list of things you'd like to do in your lifetime. Some of them may take a while to happen, but keep thinking about them and dreaming of them and most likely, they will come true."

To me there is a big difference between the first article I had read and the admonitions from the speakers I've listened to. The writer of the article wanted his readers to find a way to get started in the writing world. He believed fiction was a dead end and didn't want his readers to get discouraged at the disappointments to be found there.

But the point of a Master Mind group is to dream whatever you want and to try to make it come true. Of course, this should all be done with the purpose of helping, and not hurting, humanity and self.

My Master Mind group is helpful at keeping me on track. They don't allow me to get discouraged and push me to Think Big! They know I want to send $10,000 to a children's home in this year. I've been able to send part of that amount so far. With half of the year 2007 left to me, I'm dreaming I'll make that goal. I'm praying for it and I know God will honor that. Meanwhile, I'm working my tail off to make it come true.

Keep Dreaming!