Goals and Dreams

I was recently made aware of the difference between a goal and a dream. Goals are written down, assigned a date, parameters, obstacles are identified as well as the resources necessary for achievement. This (to me) makes such perfect sense as I realize I have no goals and so many dreams.

A friend of mine recently told me she was going to start taking classes this fall working towards a "goal" that will forward her career...maybe offer her some additional independence. She has a vision, time frame, knows the obstacles and resources necessary. How brave! How marvelous. I'm so proud of her and envious.

Having a goal doesn't mean you'll achieve it. Having a dream doesn't mean anything at all. This is insanely pragmatic for me. I'm scared to death but I am going to set some goals. Tonight. Figure this out.

I love to dream...but some of the dreams need to transform into reality. Otherwise why dream?

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My take on shit...

I don't believe in "everything happens for a reason". Don't get me wrong I'd like to. It would be wonderful if every little detail were part of the grand plan. I guess I'm just not that narcissistic to think that the "All powerful" needs to manage the happenings of my life. Again I believe more in monitoring than managing. Lately I hope you've been a bit busy big guy. :)

So as far as driving your own destiny I think we more like nudge it along making ridiculously coarse course corrections the best that we can. We have free will...right? Or so we are led to believe. If we were going to have a fully managed existence we'd still be in Eden and the catchy old phrase an "apple a day" would be sacrilege.

What can anyone take away from this? Have you ever had that feeling? An urging one way or another in a situation. Maybe that's all we get. To my remembrance whenever I've ignored it...I've regretted it.

So I take charge, I try to nudge my life in the direction I hope to go. I have a direction driven existence. There is a purpose and a plan to everything I do. It's not grandiose, sometimes it may be considered foolhardy. The pursuit of happiness eh. There are no whimsical decisions. I don't think I'm butting heads with the almighty...just taking care of the light work.

So if you've read this and are thinking, "WTF?" Send me a bill for your time.

cheers