{"id":594,"date":"2022-01-15T16:01:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T16:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=594"},"modified":"2022-01-15T16:03:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T16:03:32","slug":"dreaming-of-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=594","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming of More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dreams-in-your-Heart-1-e1642262155987-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dreams-in-your-Heart-1-e1642262155987-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dreams-in-your-Heart-1-e1642262155987-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dreams-in-your-Heart-1-e1642262155987-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">I think it would be foolish of me to assume that my dreams are significant enough to be interesting to most people.&nbsp; But suffice it to say, I have an image in my mind of the person I want to be, and I keep working towards becoming that person.&nbsp; Sometimes this image is vague and difficult to capture.&nbsp; Other times I have moments of clarity when I know what I need to do in order to achieve my goals.&nbsp; At the same time, I am aware that it takes a lot of courage to reach for our dreams.&nbsp; This is something that I am working on \u2013 having the courage to be the person I want to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is it that gives you the courage to reach for your dreams?<\/strong>\u00a0 Or perhaps I should start with this question: Are you reaching for your dreams or are you just coasting?\u00a0 I coasted for a long time\u2026just trying to get through my day without any thoughts of personal growth\u2026focused on survival. But I believe there is more to life than that.\u00a0 I believe we can live our lives with intentionality and determination to be more than what we are today. The first step for me, was believing that I could be more. <strong>What do you need to do in order to be more of the person you want to be? <\/strong>I think it\u2019s good to always be dreaming and striving towards something more\u2026 and I hope this poem speaks to what you dream of too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Dreaming of More<\/strong>\r\nBy Krista Longeway\r\n\r\nA picture slowly forms in my mind\r\nAn image of the \u201cself\u201d I want to be\r\nIf only I had the ability to see it clearly\r\nAnd the courage to reach out and grasp it\r\nBut the fears and worries in my mind are like mist\r\nBlurring the image of what is possible\r\nI fumble and flounder until I realise that there is more\u2026\r\nMore that this world has to offer\r\nMore to me than just this\r\nSo I take a breath\r\nAnd I stand strong\r\nI reach inside myself to see the person I want to be\r\nThe mist clears and my thoughts flow freely\r\nIn a sudden burst of clarity\r\nI see that the dreams that I hold close to my heart\r\nAre not just fantasy or foolish wonderings\r\nThey are possible\r\nThey are reachable\r\nThey are real\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think it would be foolish of me to assume that my dreams are significant enough to be interesting to most people.&nbsp; But suffice it to say, I have an image in my mind of the person I want to be, and I keep working towards becoming that person.&nbsp; Sometimes this image is vague and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hope","category-new-beginnings","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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