‘Allow yourself to want what you really want. The desire itself is a prayer.’ Marianne Williamson
Sometimes we don’t think we are worthy of our dreams. We are shamed into thinking we have to believe a different path is the “right” way.
And I am reminded each and every day that the “right” path was never for me.
I think wanting certain things for myself, for my kids, for my friends, family and clients is very ok.
It’s in giving ourselves permission to have had the experiences we had. To know we did the best we could have done at that moment with the information we had. And to move on. No need in feeling bad about it and thinking because of those choices then we shouldn’t be allowed to have those dreams of ours.
The right path, so we’re told, is graduating, going to college, falling in love and getting married. And, though, many of us do that, it doesn’t have to be in that order. And, you know what, we may need a few shots at each of those things. 
And that’s ok too.
My dream is to raise my kids to do what feels right to them. To allow them to make their own paths. To do what feels right to them. For them to know they are 100% all by themselves. And, ideally, they would attract in a partner who is also aware he/she is 100%. Or to be comfortable in their own skin to know they are not incomplete without someone as well.
I have let go of the “idea” of things – I like the idea of a lot of things.
I like the idea of a hot brandy, though I don’t actually like it.
I think we all like the “idea” of some things in our lives, but if we really think about it for a moment, we probably don’t actually like that at all.
Let go of those “ideas” of things you think you like. Really sit in it. Allow yourself to dream a bit. And give yourself permission to want that dream. Then watch the opportunities towards that dream start to unravel before your eyes.
The first step is the want.
