If you've been around here any amount of time you know I'm a dream chaser, the funny thing about dreams though is you don't stop having them once you've caught what you thought was the dream. One day you're happily living the first dream you chased down when you realize you have more dreams and while you're not at all unhappy with the first dream you can't really see any reason to stop chasing dreams now. After all, some of us know you can catch a dream.
Recently I've been dream chasing again and as with all dream chasing, I had my doubts at first. Even now after I've just reached my first "mini win" the voice of doubt can still be heard whispering.
"Why rock the boat, you've already got a good thing going?"
"What if you fail?"
"What if you succeed?"
"Introverts aren't meant to be dream chasers."
"Can this really work?"
I'm not going to lie some days this voice wins and I stop dream chasing but then nighttime comes and the voice of dreams says.
"There's no harm in trying."
"You'll regret it if you don't."
"Imagine what life could be if caught this dream, look I'll show you!"
As a dreamer, I'll admit I have half-realized ideas littered throughout my past. Things that excited me for a brief moment before I realized maybe the whisper of doubt was on to something. Things I wasn't willing to put in the work for because, work, yuck. This time feels different I feel like I'm ready to do the work and despite the whisper of doubt, the voice of dreams and I have been killing it. We're motivated and moving forward giving the middle finger to the whisper of doubt we've left in the dust.
It feels good, so good I want to give a platform to the voice of dreams. The voice that says:
"You can do it!"
"The time is now."
"Don't give up."
"Screw whisper of doubt he has no idea what he's talking about."
I'm talking to you and so is the voice of dreams, because some dreams are worth the work.
Are you listening to the voice of dreams or the whisper of doubt?
Love this!!! I totally let the whispers of doubt take over my life and I really need to stop doing that. Good luck with this dream!!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you're a dreamer!! I am more of a doubter lol
ReplyDeleteI'm both, but I need a push. That's one of the reasons MFD and I work!
ReplyDeleteMy inner voice is such a bitch sometimes and my own worst enemy. I need to focus more on "the voice of dreams."
ReplyDeleteI like this. I just finished Big Magic, and this fits in very nicely with her ideology on inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I love this back and forth with myself because my true self, the positive self always wins in the long run. I am a badass who is capable of anything I want to achieve. So are you.
ReplyDeleteI'm a dreamer but I rarely voice them. And I'm often the voice of reason when it comes to my husband's dreams. I'm trying not to be such a realistic.
ReplyDeletei sometimes think i am not right in the head because i don't have a lot of dreams... i used to, but i'm pretty content right now. i have small dreams, but no big ones. but when i do have them, i more often than not listen to the voice in my head telling me no.. which is silly. i think when i start to argue with the voice in my head, that's when i know the dream is worth chasing.
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