Sweet Dreams

An amazing thing happened to me a little while ago. I was out for a sweet power walk one evening with my new friend Jan. We just recently met, both new to the area, both with kids at home.

We have begun asking each other out for walks, usually around 9 pm when kids are in or going to bed. Or at least pretending to. It's pure, unadulterated, woman time. Plus, we get exercise. I happened to ask her this one night, "What do you dream about doing?".

Boy, talk about getting to know someone well and quickly! This was such a great, intimate question to ask. (I must say!) What it did, was, it cut to the quick of the matter. We could have spent our time talking about trivialities, who did what that day, what our partners said about something, the things that came up that day with our kids. That stuff will always be there. It's simply busy-talk.

How often do we get to tell someone we trust about our dreams? There's something magical that happens once we begin talking about them, too. They begin to take on a life of their own. suddenly our dream is not such a secret anymore.

Sometimes we aren't even aware of how we feel about our desire or dream until it is verbally expressed. Putting it into words makes it come alive. It's not that we become more accountable or anything, well, maybe it causes us to become more accountable to ourselves. The purpose in expressing our dreams isn't meant to put pressure on us. It's more mystical than that. Putting it out in the open, expressing our desires, impresses on the Universe what we want. If it's something we are entirely passionate about, something we deeply yearn for, the feeling will be expressed and impressed as well and that's when cool things begin to happen. See, this great Universe of ours really wants us to have all we desire. When our heart is truly into it, that's when the Universe knows for certain it is something we truly desire.

Then it delivers. Things begin to line up to make your dreams a reality. Heaven on Earth, Mama.

Do something nice for your favorite woman friend today. Ask her what she dreams of doing. As an added bonus, she'll likely feel so good about stating her dreams to you, that she'll ask you the same. Feel-goods all around.

You might be wondering what she told me. Well, as a good friend, I cannot divulge, but I can tell you, I learned a lot about her then, and I hope she learned about me. Sharing our intimate thoughts and dreams catapults a relationship from 'getting to know each other' to 'cherished'. And that's what life is all about, after all. Being intimate with one another, relating beautifully, learning and growing. If you can attain this type of success in just one of your relationships, you'll be inspired and expect it in all your relationships. You'll stop settling for less and life becomes so much richer.

About the Author

Sue Dyson, a stay at home mom to three kids and a large dog, publishes SuccessfulMama Ezine, offering down to earth tips and resources helping moms balance personal goals with the craziness of motherhood. Visit http://www.SuccessfulMama.com . Free subscription: successfulmama@pushbuttonresponder.com .