The Funny Things We
Do
I still feel every year that if I don’t throw a football,
for some unknown reason. Perhaps my dream of playing for a football team such
as the Oakland Raiders, will be forever lost. Although, I’m in my sixth decade
of living, that thought still remains. Hey, a one hundred and five pound woman
can still dream. It’s not illegal. It’s my once a year dream.
I even contemplate or have, on how I could take the tackles. Not getting them, giving them. Everyone has
their fantasy football of some sort. Mine I play in my head once a year, ALONE.
Like the song is sung, “Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind…” And I’ll add, ‘even if they appear to be
impossible’. It’s okay to dream. It
is okay to remain deep inside our self, holding onto some innocence of the
child from within. Many times, in our darkest hours its what makes us journey
on.
No matter how ridiculous your dream(s) may appear to others.
Remember that’s their issue, not yours. It’s none of their business whether you
actually believe in the dream you may have for yourself. Or that you may state an
idea for something in your life, that’s dream-like. If it’s personal, then that
is just what it is. Dreaming of something nearly unfathomable once in a while
is not such a bad thing. What I realize
is that perhaps, it keeps us if we allow it. To remain child-like. Understanding the importance of a child
having a childhood. Now that is very important. Even if you don’t plan on being
around children, you still need to remain with a level of innocence just to get
through a day, a week, or your life.
What that innocence does that remains in us. It provides the
ability for us to diminish if chose so, paradigm paralysis. The ability to
chose change in order to progress, accept progression of others and a growing
society. In other words, Peace. When we discard the idea of change completely;
we as well may be discarding peace. And that is everybody’s business. It is
partly what we are here for.---Jody-Lynn Reicher
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