We are celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today - how appropriate on the eve of the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."
I just had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Martin Luther King's speech (in it's entirety) that he gave on the National Mall on August 28, 1963. Wow - that was powerful! It's been publicly tagged the "I have a dream" speech. Tomorrow's inauguration promises to bring his dream closer to reality. Yay!
Dreams are powerful stuff. They can provide us with compass points for our lives. I'm wondering "Do you have a dream?" What is it? How many dreams do you have?
I dare you to take 5 minutes this week and ponder your dream. I dare you to write down your dream on an index card and post it somewhere you will see it everyday. I dare you to think about a do-able action step that will bring you closer to your dream. I dare you to take that action step in the next 2 weeks. I dare you to email me (cindy@lessdrama.com) and tell me what your dream is. I double dare you to tell me what your action step is - What you will do? When will you do it? How will I know you've done it?
If you share your dream with me, I promise I will let you in on my dream and my action step for the week that will bring me closer to it =)
Pondering the stuff dreams are made of,
Cindy
