So we get Chinese food tonight for dinner and as always, I open my fortune cookie after I finish my meal and read my fortune . . . . . but before I share what it said, it got me to thinking .... What do we really think about these fortunes we get in these little cookies? Do we take them seriously and to heart or do we look at them like wishful thinking or something to actually hope for? I found out last week when I went to lunch with some of the girls from work that they like to each read their fortunes aloud and end it with "in the bedroom". It made for some good laughs and some of them brought up some interesting conversations....we are talking about a table full of women here. :-)
Anyway, on to the fortune I got tonight, it read: "Your most memorable dream will come true." (in the bedroom....hehe. I like the sound of that. Although that pretty much has come true for me already, but I definitely have a few more dreams that I would like to come true in there . . . . ok, enough of all that, let's get back on track.) So "Your most memorable dream will come true", I have to admit, this made me want to "believe" that these fortunes are real and true....and then I got to thinking what is my most "memorable" dream? And would that be a dream in my sleep state or those awake dreams we have for our lives or for the lives of those we love and care about? Both of these types can be the same, but can also be very different. What is a "dream"? I believe it was Disney that said, "A dream is a wish your heart makes" ..... I've always loved that saying and I believe it's true in the sleeping or awake dream. We should always have dreams . . . . I believe it helps us to feel alive and can keep you going with a purpose, even when life is unsure or gets you down.
My "dreams" have sure changed over the years ..... 27 years ago when my school life was coming to a close, some of my dreams are still the same and some were soooo much different than they are now. I started out like a lot of people dreaming of love, marriage and kids.....got married, had a beautiful daughter, got divorced, dated, dated, and dated some more, fell in love and then it fell apart. Now alone again looking to an uncertain future, but still dreaming of sharing my life and growing old with that special someone. The dream of being a mother did come true and I couldn't be happier about that. She had made a lot of my dreams come true. She is an incredible young lady now and lots of my dreams are for her and her future. Another dream as I left the security of those school doors was a dream of the perfect job that I would be great at and enjoy what I did. I had several things I though I wanted to do, but it didn't turn out quite like I had dreamed it would. I've worked since I was 15, and was always good at what I did, but still looking to make that dream come true. Well six years ago I left the job I had been comfortable and secure at for 10 years to take a chance on that dream job. It was a job that I had dreamed of doing for a living for about 14 years or more. Unfortunately, that blew up after about 6 months and definitely affected me in all kinds of negitive ways. It made me very scared and unsure of what I would do with me life. Got another job that was fine, but after 2 1/2 years, I get laid off and my world came crashing down. Makes it hard to dream of anything again, but I will keep dreaming. I will hold on to some of the same ones I've had for years and I will find new ones. To dream and believe is to live. And always remember to tell God your dreams. Pray daily for the strength, knowledge and wisdom to pursue those dreams and that they will be the dreams that God wants for us.
WOW! All of that from a little piece of paper inside of a funny shaped cookie. Looking forward to what the next fortune cookie has in store for me. :-) Happy dreaming!!!
Very well written.....This will make me think twice about those fortune cookies from now on.....thanks for sharing
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