“Dream until your dream comes true” -Steven Tyler

Jul 18th, 2011No Comments

Dream on. I remembered this old Aerosmith (http://www.aerosmith.com/) song the other day as I thought about my dream. I can distinctly remember hearing it for the first time after I finally got the courage to slow dance with a girl I liked at a junior high dance. Later that week, it became the first album I ever bought- I had to hide it for my father. It resonated with me then and it still does thirty-plus years later.  (Link to hear “Dream on” by Aerosmith on You Tube.)

Do you still dream? Do you allow yourself? My mentors keep telling me to dream bigger. They say then I will have to become big enough to actualize my dream. Pretty cool- maybe a little scary.

How many of us have given up on our dreams? We didn’t see a way to pull it off so we shrunk it, let it go, or settled. It takes a lot of courage to dream again. It was likely painful when we gave it up the first time. Getting hopeful again feels like we may be setting ourselves up for disappointment or heart-break. This fear likely comes up whether it is opening your heart again in a relationship, starting your own business, getting back into an art form,  pursuing a cause/way to make a difference, or whatever your dream is.

But what is the alternative? Without a dream there is no passion. There is no drive or motivation to go through the tough times of unfolding something we care about. It is much easier to become comfortable with what we settled for. But where is the life in that?

So find the courage to dream again. Find people that are strong enough to support your dream. And above all… “Dream on. Dream until your dream comes true.”

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Michael Hoffman’s passion is guiding people to connect with their natural gifts. He believes that we all have innate gifts that hugely benefit others and the world when we offer them. The purest example of these gifts is the Native American concept of medicine or the gift you offer your people. Michael defines your medicine or gift as the natural effect you have on other people when your heart is open. Unfortunately, the demands of our current culture to comply and fit in often distract people away from their inherent gifts and the natural expression of their being. Michael believes many of us have forgotten our dreams and what we are about. This sadly results in a loss of purpose, passion, and vitality. As an innate gift specialist, Michael offers retreats, classes, and individual sessions to allow people to reclaim their natural gifts. These venues allow people to identify, awaken, and offer their gifts. This experiential work incorporates Zen thought, Native American ceremony, rites-of-passage, and releasing limiting belief systems. Michael also maintains his meta blog to provide knowledge, skills, and awareness for unfolding your natural gifts. He is currently compiling this knowledge and research into a college class and book. Michael earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1987 and Master of Social Work in 1996. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In addition to his formal education, Michael studied and apprenticed with a Zen Master and spiritual teacher for 22 years to learn how to guide people to understand themselves. He has worked with people professionally since 1986 as a psychotherapist and teacher. Michael currently resides in Oceanside, California.

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