Your Dreams Are YOURS Forever
My Struggle
I have been toying with the idea of a My Good News post, Because to many, it may seem rather silly, I hesitate to boldly put it up for you to read. I had decided against it. But in my own "housekeeping" of my bookmarks, I came across a gem that helped me decide that my success is not trivial at all. Everything that is posted can be learned from.
My very first comment on my site came through today. It was a classmate in BootCamp but that does not diminish its importance to me. And I have been reluctantly requesting reviews to no avail. So I was thrilled when this came through. I'm sure I had missed something along the way, but finally have gotten it right. Thank you to my contributor for sharing with me.
Why did I decide to post?
Remember This?and started looking for
As mentioned, I was doing some bookmark housekeeping, and as we are so often warned, allowed myself to get distracted by a search for music...I like to have motivational music to occasionally play throughout the day. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon this little gem.
Please listen to the words. That is where the point in this blog is. My dreams are mine and they will be mine until I achieve them. I am here because of my dreams. I have made many friends at WA because I decided to pursue these dreams. It is the same for all of you.
When I listened to this pearl of a performance again, I could not help but wonder what this artist's thoughts were as the audience was won over by the enormous talent...a talent hidden until the door was opened and the opportunity snatched. The world received a wonderful gift that keeps on giving.
Your Gift Today
Enjoy this gift. Remember when you first heard and saw this event. And relate it to you and your dreams. Think of your feelings, your uncontrollable smile, the knowledge of your victory over defeat and fear. Then think of what your audience reaction will be. Who are your naysayers? Do you give them permission to keep you from pursuing your own heart's desire? Or do you instead boldly march forward with your performance as you are called to do...so that you may develop the gift that keeps on giving..generously...to those who believed in you and those who did not. You will be able to give even to those who mocked, all with the knowledge that you stuck to what you are called to do.
Be your own best fan. Stick to the plan. You know you can.
Thank you for reading and watching. My wish is for you to achieve all the success you desired when you became a member of Wealthy Affiliate. Remember, there is no finish line so enjoy the journey. May the journey be one filled with love, laughter, joy, hope and most importantly, Peace. Peace in the certainty of your decision. donna
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Thank you for this Donna,
Susan Boyle has been one of my favourite singers for quite sometime and I applaud her enormous talent and courage!
I thought you might appreciate this poem by W.B. Yeats
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
En-wrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
W.B. Yeats (1865–1939)
"He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven"
from the Collected Works of W.B. Yeats
~Arthur
Beautiful poetry. How did you know I love poetry and literature...my real love. To interpret these words is just a marvelous joy to me. The gift these artists possess is an amazement...such manipulation of words. Thank you for your gift to me. And the very kind words of encouragement.
I am so glad you shared this post! And while I have seen Susan Boyle several times and have a couple of her cds I have never seen the original tryout! I enjoyed it very much. I will be visiting your site!
Soooo glad I posted if only for you to see this original debut of a very talented individual. Also quite an humble one. Thank you for reading and replying...and for checking out my site.
Oh my dear, there you go making us cry. But that's okay, we all cry here with you as you can see... I have to side with hmasters, even if I think I can stop the tears after enough times, I know it's just not going to happen; more importantly, I don't want it to happen. I sit here with joy as the reason for my tears. Dreaming BIG dreams... My take away, "there is no finish line"! As Abraham says, "You could Never Get it Done"... so we are left to enjoy the journey. Dream Big Dreams Dear One.
Thank you for your sweet, sweet comments. Yes, I am enjoying the journey. And there is no finish line because once you start dreaming you never stop. What a joyful thought.
Donna, this, to me, is a great post. I keep thinking that if I watch that video enough times I can watch it without tears streaming down my cheeks but so far that hasn't happened. I am shocked that your requests for reviews have not been responded to. I have not seen them but feel free to PM me if you wish any time. You have been so good about responding to so many others and it is appreciated. Best wishes to you and thanks again for sharing your feelings and your post.
Harold
Harold, you are a doll. I cannot watch without the tears either...just as the very first time I saw. Thank you for your always kind and encouraging comments. You are a great friend. Someday we shall meet.
I've seen that video many, many times, but I had to watch it again tonight. It never fails to blow me away. As Amanda said, it's a HUGE wake-up call. Love the post, Donna. Thanks!
Carla, I'm so glad you saw it and then took the time to reply. I was wondering how your new endeavor was going. You are still in my prayers. Thanks for your kind comments.
Thank you for yet another awesome post Donna, Loved the song, brought tears to my eyes. If you ever need a comment on any of your post just pm me your site link and I'll be more than happy to leave a comment. Thanks again Donna:)
Brought tears to my eyes as well...that's why I had to share. But you always kind remarks brought tears to my eyes as well. And yes, I will PM you. Thanks for the offer.
Thanks for reading and commenting. You've no idea how meaningful that is to me. Keep on striving. Go for the dreams.
We all learn something new each day, finding gems is great ;-)
Fantastic post thank you for sharing, there is no trivial.
Thank you for reading and replying. And thank you for the encouragement. I have to remember that there is no trivial. I certainly have not thought that of any post or question i have read. Why do I do that to me...
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Wonderful post Donna, you will never know what talents lie within, unless you look for them.
So true...and then you must expose them to everyone. Gifts are not gifts unless given. Thank you for sharing and caring.
That is really wise....a gift must be given.