Maybe I haven’t entirely let go of my favorite TV show Scrubs yet, because today I thought about another poignant piece featured in the last episode. J.D. was watching his life as if it were a movie. Specifically, imagining all the amazing possibilities his future could bring like getting married, having more kids, and making memories with his closest friends. That image gave me goose bumps not because I was vicariously living through his character, but because it hit close to home.
It got me thinking about the importance of dreaming and visualizing fantasies of our own future. Obviously, no ones life turns out exactly the way we want them to be (unless you’re psychic), but it’s dreaming that helps motivate us and leads us to our goals.
The best part? You’re totally free to be the producer of your own movie without the fear of being judged or criticized for what you want. That means in my dreams, I can be a successful Carrie Bradshaw wannabe making enough money to buy tons of clothes not to mention shoes and enough time to hang out with my friends on a daily basis and still come up with witty, intelligent copy on a daily basis. Aw, to dream. It may not automatically make me a star but it’ll surely give me the chance to be the star in my own future movie. And that kind of reaction, well that can inspire real dreams to unfold gradually.
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