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Share a dream you have in life Vs. if you build it they will come

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Dreams of what life our lives will become are often what holds us together and are the catalyst for where we end up. This is a thread where we can share the dreams we have or the dreams we have already been fortunate enough to live. Because all our dreams are our own and given the fact they are our dreams I think this thread should not include much if any cross opinions about others dreams.. A hell yeah thats cool as can be or right on is fine, but as this is a dream thread lets keep it a place where everyone's dreams are welcome and any reality based input is left not typed.



I will start it off..

I dream of a life where I can make a living as a writer, a life where im able to live in the mountains of colorado or wyoming with my son and some kind lady. Where I can ski all winter, kayak al spring and slip off and travel every mud season to amazing places in a world that has learned acceptance and compassion for those who think differently then themselves.
 
my dream is to explore my inner world to the extent where i am no one, and to learn different types of yoga to a high degree, then teaching yoga would be great

then just spread love to everyone

introspection is all i hold dear in life right now
 
My dream will be to travel and have enough money for travelling!!! Who doesn't right?
 
I have had a dream for about 10 years now of getting a grant to open a small cafe that is dedicated to giving people in recovery, especially those with little work experience and criminal records, a job. I saw firsthand as my son went through the juvenile "justice" system how so many kids get labelled and taught that they are worthless and unemployable. It's even worse for adults with a criminal record (especially felony). I feel like a place like this could provide a safe community while learning to be sober, basic customer service and restaurant skills and maybe most importantly a good reference and some job history to get started with.
 
Once I have my money and success, my dream is that I don't feel resentment towards myself or others, and that I don't feel like my newfound friends and girlfriends are fake. That I can actually still experience some real, emotional human connections. - And that I live at least 10 years like that in decent health.
 
herbavore said:
I have had a dream for about 10 years now of getting a grant to open a small cafe that is dedicated to giving people in recovery, especially those with little work experience and criminal records, a job. I saw firsthand as my son went through the juvenile "justice" system how so many kids get labelled and taught that they are worthless and unemployable. It's even worse for adults with a criminal record (especially felony). I feel like a place like this could provide a safe community while learning to be sober, basic customer service and restaurant skills and maybe most importantly a good reference and some job history to get started with.
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This is a beautiful idea. I hate how society marginalizes and oppresses an entire segment of the population because of past transgressions. How do we ever expect people to recover if they are never allowed to reintegrate back into society and People wonder why the recidivism rate is so high.
 
herbavore said:
I have had a dream for about 10 years now of getting a grant to open a small cafe that is dedicated to giving people in recovery, especially those with little work experience and criminal records, a job.
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Very good, I like this a lot. What's stopping you from doing it?


My dream, a dream that I actually tried last year (failed in epic fashion, but hey, I tried and walked the first few steps....), would be to move to SE Asia and buy property, lets say several large homes, and rent them all out bed-by-bed to BLers (or other travellers). I would like to show people that the rest of the world isn't as corrupt as miserable as a lot of the industrial first-world, and that a calm and tranquil life is definitely possible if you have the courage to chase it. Teaching overseas is another way that people in recovery can find work if they have records. The only problem, of course, is that the countries where getting a job with a record is easy are also countries that have lots of the drugs that caused the problems in the first place. Still, though, I think that if the numbers are kept small, a peaceful commune of people working together to avoid misery and find comfort and acceptance among other thinkers/dreamers with a beautiful backdrop is definitely possible. There are parts of the world that aren't full of miserable people. I have been to them. I want to help other people realise that this is true, that the miserable, ignorant, intolerant people might have strength in numbers, but the are areas that do have strength in love. So I'd help interested people figure out the move, how to find work overseas, get set up locally, make friends, etc.

I absolutely cannot spin my wheels in jobs that make me miserable while stuck in debt slavery for years/decades. I've caused a lot of pain to the world, and I need to figure out a way to now really cause it a lot of warmth.
 
plmar said:
This, as an achievable 'dream'.

Any other dream of mine is not possible.
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Not at this point lol so many bills but hey one step at a time right?

What are your dreams that you would like? Maybe some of them are still achievable no?
 
I want more than anything to be back in school getting closer to my goal of eventually becoming a licensed therapist and Unitarian minister. Doesn't seem like a lofty goal but even starting down the path seems perpetually beyond my grasp.
 
RedLeader I love your idea theoretically but speaking from someone who has lived in Asia, Europe and the states the transition from one culture to another can be dramatic especially on a mind ravaged by depression and substance abuse. You would need to keep it tight knit as well as have some sort of professional counselor involved. You'd also have to look at what the goal would be for people long term teaching ESL is great temporarily but eventually it gets dull and ends up being another mundane job with no where upwards to go. I can't tell you how many people with addiction I know found paradise teaching ESL I'm Asia for a few short years but the overabundance of just about everything and how easy money and social popularity came ended up being their downfall and now they're faced with the same problem just 5, 8, 10 years older
 
I dream of having my own little commune where I (and other like-minded individuals) grow our own vegetables and raise our own goats, chickens, pigs, maybe even a cow or two. I would also adopt all the babies and all the puppies so they wouldn't be subjected to our broken system (or for the dogs, put to sleep.)
I'd also like to run some sort of halfway house and needle exchange program.
I just want to fix everything that's broken. :/
 
AcidRAEn said:
I dream of having my own little commune where I (and other like-minded individuals) grow our own vegetables and raise our own goats, chickens, pigs, maybe even a come or two. I would also adopt all the babies and all the puppies so they wouldn't be subjected to our broken system (or for the dogs, put to sleep.)
I'd also like to run some sort of halfway house and needle exchange program.
I just want to fix everything that's broken. :/
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I probably sound like a crazy person.
 
I dream of having a nice house with a bit of land, I'd be there with my wife and kids and I would be free from this sadness and love myself like I love my family.

No rat race job that gives me nothing but money, but time to explore my creative spirit that I have stiffled over the years.

Just peace and love and time to be
 
Maya said:
Not at this point lol so many bills but hey one step at a time right?

What are your dreams that you would like? Maybe some of them are still achievable no?
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A realistic dream of mine is to be a musician/performer/entertainer, or at least just be in a band and play to people. I never even considered it until I started going college 2 and a half years ago, but now it seems more unlikely than ever. That's the only thing left for me that I have any interest in, but I'm a shit guitarist, no musical creativity, and no friends to kick it off with.
Also sleeping all day and browsing BL all night doesn't help.


As for an unrealistic dream, it would have to be living in a spiritual world without money and not having to depend on our physical bodies :?
 
To be happy and peaceful while being able to fill others with happiness and peace.
 
Haha love it. Only an addict can appreciate the sheer bliss of a dream involving the absence of physical bodies
 
ad lib said:
To be happy and peaceful while being able to fill others with happiness and peace.
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I concur addy. I clicked on this thread ready to post that simply all I really want in life is to be happy, joyous, and free - and to help others achieve the same thing. Whatever that looks like, whatever the path is to accomplishing this, that is my goal. :)
 
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