Little Dreams

Tonight, a dream of mine came true.

More on that in a minute...

Here's a picture of a statue of Pikachu, for no real reason

     As I'm writing this, I'm thinking of those in my generation, my peers, my circle of 20-something kids who are trying to figure out how to adult, but I suppose this will speak to all of those who need to hear it.

     We all have dreams. Big dreams that we desire to achieve, against all odds. Some people work harder than others to achieve there dreams, while some are forced to give up on their dreams in order to deal with life. No matter which side you fall on, one thing that's certain is that we all have dreams. And, for the most part, we all focus almost exclusively on the big dream; the "movie star" dream, the "rock star" dream, the "own a lucrative business that makes me a household name" dream. And who could blame us? These dreams represent the big picture that we want for our life, thus making it very easy for us to devote all of our energy to them. But what about our little dreams?

     You know, the little dreams of decorating your own place for the first time, or singing a song in front of friends and family, or writing something that gets published. These dreams are very easy to laugh off, or place on the back burner. In the grand scheme of things they can seem silly, and not worth the energy it takes to pursue them. These little dreams fall by the wayside, and we hardly even notice. But I think we should.

     Speaking from experience, I know how exhausting it can be to chase our big dreams. I still haven't created my own long running show, set and shot in St. Louis, to HBO/Netflix, and at this point, I'm not sure I ever will. But I keep going. Keep picturing it. Keep envisioning ways to go about achieving this. But it's hard. It's the hardest thing I've ever tried to do, and motivation wanes much easier than it comes. This is why it's important to have those little dreams. Achieving, even the smallest of dreams, can give you that boost you need. It can remind you that life still has good things to offer; that you can absolutely put your mind to something and attain it. It reminds you that you can win. And we all need that.

Tonight, a dream of mine came true. Tonight, I was cast in an upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors. I'll be providing the voice of Audrey II. Tonight, I can finally tell my 8 year old self that dreams really do come true.