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Are you dreaming about, and mulling over what is next for you, if you are at that phase of life?  Or, are you taking stock and reflecting because we are approaching the end of  another year?

“If my dreams could all come true paradise/retirement would be — in a little bungalow — somewhere by the sea.” 
~ Unknown

What’s Your Dream?
Is that your dream perhaps?    It’s definitely not mine! I don’t ever plan to retire, because to me, that means packing away your skills and experience. I hope to keep those out, visible and ready to use all the time. That little bungalow by the sea would feel peaceful to me for about a week.  Then I know I would be itchy for change, excitement and interaction with others. It would get old pretty fast, and I think, so would I.

Are you dreaming about packing things away? Maybe you’re dreaming of unpacking things you have hidden away for too long? Are you dreaming of making changes in your next life stage? Are you dreaming of more peace? More excitement?

Sometimes dreams are just fantasies that we conjure up, or that we call back every-so-often when we are unhappy with how things are, or when we’re bored.  We may not take our dreams seriously.

Sometimes, though, dreams are the stuff that really keep us going. “If only….Someday…”  We hang on to them, but we keep putting them off, because we are afraid of failure, or maybe because we don’t really believe in ourselves, or in our ability to achieve our dreams.

What’s Your Excuse?

What is your excuse, if you have a dream that has been floating around for a very long time? What if you knew you absolutely could not fail? Would you be able to get started on achieving that dream?

As long as you are still breathing, you have the possibility of reinventing your life and moving in the direction of your dream or dreams.  I won’t pretend it will always be easy. It usually is not at all easy. It’s even harder if you have experienced disappointment, “failure” (Is anything ever really a total failure?) or even loss of someone or something you love.

What is the alternative? Do you just want to live out the remainder of your life in a holding pattern?

I don’t!

Are you working on a new dream?  A new path? Has your direction changed lately?

How can you apply the learning and experience you have earned while traveling a previous path, or your current one, so that your dream or dreams will be less risky or complicated?

Do Share Your Thoughts & Dreams!

I am always interested in hearing from you, my community, if you want to share your thoughts and dreams.

I hope you all had a peaceful Thanksgiving holiday, if you are in the U.S. hope you won’t let the stress of the holiday season, or your expectations, get out of hand.

Fondly,

Iris Arenson-Fuller, PCC

Your Life and Grief Transformation/Life Reinvention Coach

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