Dreams

Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

- Louisa May Alcott, author

So a really great friend recently told me that I have too many dreams and that maybe it would be best to make a list of all of the things I know I won't do. And while this sounded silly to me at first, maybe its a good idea. I'm not getting rid of any of my dreams, just ruling out things that I know I'll never get around to. So here goes...

Things I will Never Do:

1. Go to Med School
2. Go to India
   
3. Go to the South Pole
4. Go to the North Pole
5. Own a motorcycle
6. Run/Bike across the country
7. Live in the Midwest
8. Climb Mount Everest
9. Be the President
10. Visit every country on the planet
11. Get every degree known to man
12. Be a fashion designer
13. Be a circus performer
14. Be able to solve everyone's problems
15. Be a racecar driver
16. Be a firefighter
17. Be a hair stylist
18. Serve in the military
19. Play a professional sport
20. Be a professional musician
21. Run a marathon
22. Be a princess
23. Marry a prince
24. Be on a reality TV show
25. Be a registered dietitian
    
26. Win a million dollars at a casino
27. Be a cheerleader (well not in public...)
28. Be a professional dancer
29. Be a stripper (well again...not in public...)
30. Live in Alaska
    

I'm sure this list will grow as I weed out the things that I know I'll never do, but its got me thinking about the things I know I want and it may be a shorter list than I originally thought.

Things I want to do before I die:

1. Be an amazing wife and mother
2. Write and sell a movie
3. Find a career that I love but also lets me have a life
4. Go to the Olympics just once
5. Travel all over Europe

Those are the five things I know I need to do before I die. The rest are dreams that get me through my daily existence. Like the quote says, I may not reach all of my dreams, but they keep me going from day to day. I'm a dreamer, always have been, always will be. I'm lucky because I have had some of the most amazing dreams, I know some of them are obtainable and the rest are great story ideas.