The Reality of Dreams

Too often, dreams are a lot like (stage) magic. Once you see how the trick is performed, it loses its mystery, and its appeal. When the (spiritual) magick of accomplishing your dreams becomes the reality of hard work, it can be hard to adjust sometimes. Everyone has times when they feel like the luster has fallen off of their dreams, and the work becomes drudgery. The trick is to count your blessings, step back, and breathe deeply. Recapture the dream by taking a vacation and recharging your batteries. Then, the dream will shine brightly once again.

>how quickly dreams become reality and how quickly the euphoria of achieving your dreams is replaced with the realities of them.

Blame yourself, then. The architect of your own undoing. ;-)

That's the problem – you didn't have realistic dreams. Instead they were 'that'd be nice' fantasy-rooted.

Solution: dial down your dreams? Oh no. Absolutely not.

Instead…
1 Ensure they're thoroughly practically grounded in realistic expectation.
2 Don't keep them as dreams – start implementing the thoughts as they arise.

That way, if you set them up 'right' and do them 'properly', the reality is as expected – and slides neatly into place, in the spot previously occupied by 'expectant euphoria'… and the downside then doesn't exist.

In one line… 'Relax into it… don't chase the dream – let it come to you.'

Or, if we want to get all man-on-a-dusty-motorbike-ish, T E Lawrence sweetly nails it with:

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Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.”
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What's he talking about? Dream real, not fantasy.

Tara,
Here is some beautiful music to facilitate your dreams.http://alberta.dir.bg/_wm/library/item.php?did=366420&df=544724&dflid=3
Someone asked once.What is love?
Be lost in me,I said. You will know love when it happens

Love has no calculating in it. That is why it is said to be o quality of God and not of human beings.God loves you is the only possible sentence.The subject becomes the object so totally that it can't be turned around. Who will the you pronoun d stand for if you say, You love God?
…..
I've had it enough, how shall I have it more?
Only if I go insane will I grow closer to Him.
Fetter my leg,for I've torn the chains of reason.
Bring two hundred ties, and I'll rip them all,
But for the one that is the curls of love.
For the time is come for me to quit the human form,
And take to my spirit.
“The Lover Who Fell Asleep”
RUMI.

Beautifully put, Jay. And so true. Thank you for sharing.

A great distinction, gulliver. Dreams can be rooted in reality and in
fantasy. Dreams rooted in fantasy can't help but be disappointing as
they are not real and can never be. Dreams rooted in reality have the
potential to be something truly great and satisfying…if you relax
into it. I suppose that it what I am still learning. How to relax into
it. We all have our bad days when the world seems too much. And
unfortunately on those days my realistic dreams or my dreams realized
can often seem like curses.

A beautiful quote by T E Lawrence. Thank you.

Thank you, Mike. For the beautiful quote and music. And for the always
intriguing thoughts.

>A great distinction, gulliver.

But it's all bs – I, of course, don't sleep, so hence have to imagine what 'dreams' might be like. :-)

Sure, sure;)

just discovered your blog and am really enjoying it!

As someone who always wanted to be a writer, I often find myself shocked to realize that I'm living this dream. Of course, the dream is smattered regularly with bits of reality. It's not all books and beaches with my laptop. But there is enough in the dream intact for me to feel as though I'm truly living it. Now the trick is to learn to be happy with that while also striving to dream for more!

Beautifully said. We must all strive to dream for more.

I am so pleased to see you writing about innerpreneurship on hubpages.
Keep spreading the good word, Kathryn and thanks for taking the time
to read…and write.