Day Nine- Daydream Believer

Just re-read The Secret. Thinking about my “dream board.” I know many people make fun of The Secret, but I truly believe in the one underlying principle it teaches: The Law of Attraction. It makes perfect sense: what you put out, you get in return. To get all scientific on your ass, we are essentially balls of energy… so wouldn’t it make sense that we attract the same energies we put out?

The point of a dream board is to put up pictures, words or items that represent what you want to obtain in life. Once you start focusing on this board, your thoughts and energy will become more devoted to obtaining these items or goals. I started one last year and one thing DID happen, but now it is sitting in my parent's closet, so I need to start a new one.

Or so I thought! You see, I was rummaging through the attic and came across a poem and a collage from about 4th grade. It was essentially my first dream board! The collage is comprised of such words as: Party, Beach, Movies, Hollywood, Malibu, Weird, Shore and Clothes. There are some pictures of the beach, movie posters and some blonde cheerleader.

Just as a reference, I am contemplating moving to LA (have wanted to move for a while) to pursue writing, but some people just don’t think I would like it there…hmmm. I thought, “See, I knew where I wanted to go and what I wanted to be since I was 10. Why am I not doing this?!” Yeah, yeah, I know; if everyone followed their childhood dreams we’d all be fireman, ballerinas or strippers. My point today is: Maybe what you really want is something you’ve put away for so long that you forgot. Think hard about what really makes you happy—some dreams don’t get old even though we do.

Oh, the poem? You really want to read it? OK. It is entitled “I Am” and it earned an “A” along with a “Beautiful” from the teacher.

I AM

I pretend I am a famous actress
I feel excited as I win my first Academy Award (I like how I specified “first”)
I touch the clouds (okaaay?)
I worry about nuclear war (I used to be a pacifist!)
I cry at sad movies
I am a fun-loving girl who loves the sea shore

Eat it Wordsworth!

Song of the Day: Ain’t Wastin Time No More, The Allman Brothers Band, “You don’t need no gypsy to tell you why, You can’t let one precious day slip by. Look inside yourself.”