D.R.E.A.M.


I've been thinking about that Reader's Digest article again today and came up with this acronym for DREAM:

D = Desire

I'm going to sound like that father in the movie, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". De means from and Sire means father. Desire literally means 'from the father' and represents our highest thoughts and wishes. (BTW: this word has Latin origins)

It's no accident that Dreams and Desires both start with the letter D. In fact, nothing happens without first being THOUGHT, and that is the essence of dreams and desires.

R = Realization

Realization is the imagination and visualization of something AS IF and UNTIL it becomes real. You are never given a desire without also having the ability to make it 'real'. In the beginning, this often takes...

E = Effort

Concentrated repetitions are necessary to form new habits and override old programs. Eventually, these once 'new' habits gradually increase in power and become effortless.

A = Attitude

Attitude may be considered the 'fuel' that keeps the dream burning long enough to come to fruition. Your state of mind, backed by your emotions, magnifies and multiplies itself exponentially, drawing to you exactly what you give out. That is why it is so important to maintain an attitude of cheerful, positive expectancy.

M = Manifestation

Believe it or not, and whether you LIKE it or not, you ARE MANIFESTING EVERYTHING currently in your life. Gosh, this took me a LONG TIME to finally figure out.

But I'll tell you what. Now that I've got a handle on being personally RESPONSIBLE for my own manifestations, I have now accomplished more of what I want in the past few months than I have in my entire 49 1/2 years combined!

So, getting back to the point made in that Reader's Digest article: Are you just one letter away from achieving your dream? Which letter is it?

And for those of you who missed that article, simply go back to my post of August 17 "No Excuses..."

Best wishes from Toronto,
Russ