To Dream is to Live...

For this post I chose to expand upon the title of my blog. To dream is to live. What do I mean by that exactly?
 
Labeling myself a dreamer goes back about 10 years to when my boss informed me that he had chosen the song "Little Dreamer" to be the ringtone for when I called his phone. I found it to be a compliment while he found my dreamer-like mentality to be associated with a naivety that I would eventually outgrow. 
 
Of course fast-forward 10 years and I still proudly call myself a dreamer. And like the late John Lennon, I assume I am not the only one ;) 
 
What I have come to believe is that dreamers are often assumed to be young, uninformed, unrealistic, rebellious, and out-of-touch. The list goes on. What is often ignored, however, is that without dreamers we would likely live without the things we use daily like our automobiles, airplanes, lights, air conditioners! Again, the list goes on. What many fail to realize is that dreamers can come equipped with plans to actually bring those crazy dreams to fruition. And that is exactly what I plan to do as my title implies. My dream is different from a thought. It is not something I see when I am asleep but rather something I see during my waking hours. And it is something I live daily. 
 
When I envision my future and allow myself to dream, I set in place tangible plans that physically draw me closer to those dreams. By dreaming, I am living. Otherwise, I'd simply be asleep.
 
My dreams of living a life free of financial burdens, with no constraints on time, and blessing those around me is a dream I am actively moving towards. And that is very different from the idea that dreams are something to be imagined and not attained. 
 
Dreams do come true. And not just by wishing upon a star, but by creating a plan, setting deadlines, and physically moving towards them. Dreamers are doers. And we are risk takers. We are not sleeping while the rest of the world is hard at work. We continue working when the rest of the world is sleeping. 
 
Dreamers change the world.