Encourage the Dreamer

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Encourage the Dreamer

 

Once there was a girl who's dreams had all been crushed

by nay-sayers and people who gave her practical reasons

for why she would never succeed

 

She believed them, because they were people she loved

and because she knew that they loved her

The dreams died on the vine

 

Years later, at the end of her life, she realized that

with just a little encouragement, she would have believed

in herself enough to reach for her dreams and acheived them.

 

She realized that it was too late in life to acheive many of

the dreams she'd had, but she wondered if it was

to late to dream again

 

When someone shares their dreams, you have an opportunity

to encourage and be a part of seeing their dreams realized

or discourage and being a part of self-doubt that plagues them

 

FOREVER

 

 

(Copyright© 2012 Jan Christiansen. All rights reserved.)

For 5 Ways to be an Encourager, see an article I wrote for Encourage 365