In Others’ Words: Blocked

Have you been dreaming lately?

I’m not talking about the now-I-lay-me-down-to-sleep kind of dreaming. No. I’m talking about the eyes-wide-open dreams. The ones requiring planning. And effort. And waiting. And praying.

Those kind of dreams.

If you’d asked me if dreams involved hope, I would have said “Yes, absolutely” without pausing to think about. Dreams demand massive amounts of hope.

But do dreams involve trust?

Ah … now I’m pondering dreams … and how they are woven through with hope and trust.

To dream, I have to open myself up to hope — to the possibility of discouragement, of failure. I have to be vulnerable.

Only by hoping can I choose to trust — myself, my mentors, the process of trying … and failing … and trying again.

The deeper question is: Am I blocking my dreams? Have I abandoned hope and strangled trust? And if I have, how do I nourish them again so that my dreams are revived?

In Your Words: How has hope and trust worked together to nurture your dreams? When your hope and trust lags, how do you restore them — and renew your dreams?

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