Years ago, when I was a teenager someone said to me “You’re such a dreamer”. I was very hurt by this because they said it in a negative connotation, making fun of my thoughts, ideas and wishes. I am pretty sure this stifled me in a lot of ways. But boy did I love dreaming! I used to make stories up in my head of how I wanted things to be. I would imagine walking beaches of the world, the man of my dreams and always in them I was laughing and having fun and living.
I would never tell anyone of these dreams that I would manifest in my head.
In retrospect and examining my life, past, present and future. Those dreams in my head are how I live my life. I am a very happy person, always laughing and enjoying people. I cannot wait to meet new people, everyone has their own story that is so interesting to me, and I’m like a personal peeping Tom, so eager to hear about someone else's experience. I think I like to hear those stories because I learn from them; I apply them to my life experience and always eager to learn something new. I can’t wait to see what adventure is around every corner and I don’t think any age is going to stop me from living this way. It’s just the way I am.
But what I also realized is so many of those dreams have manifested into reality! And when I think about it, it was the ones that I wanted badly, the ones I had to have, the ones that there was no way I would live my life without. The ones I had a burning desire for………..
There are so many dreams I have manifested and the major one was marrying the man of my dreams, he is everything I had ordered up.
But I want to tell you the story of two little dreamers.......
As a little girl my best friend Terry and I would grab a map and we would plan our road trip cross country to California. Don’t know why we wanted to go there, but I’m sure it was inspired by our “Malibu Barbie” doll in its pink convertible. Because that was our destination Malibu, we would plan our trip marking spots along the way. We would agree on where we wanted our apartment to be but would argue over how to decorate it. We even planned on what we would do once we got there and what types of jobs we would get. We dreamed of meeting stars and one day being one ourselves.
Was it just a coincidence that years later, I boarded a plane to Southern California, got an apt 3 blocks from the beach and worked side by side with some of the biggest stars in the industry? I never became a “movie star” but certainly have met enough of them. The star I became was the star of my life.
Terry on the other hand, never left for California; she married, raised three beautiful Children. But her dreams still became her reality, because she has recently just moved her son out to Southern California, so he could pursue his acting career!
The dreams of these two little girls had come true!
We would also map out faraway place we were going to visit. This was going to be our lives. We wanted to visit every corner of the world large and small. Is it a mistake we are both Flight Attendants for major airlines?
No it is not, it was our burning desire to have what we wanted. Our dreams became our reality and that is the magic of life.
I know what my future holds because I hold in my heart a burning desire backed by faith. Would you like to to know my secret dream? I would love to know yours!
Joanne Calvacca
www.PlaneHealth.com
