As I've alluded to in the past, I am a big (day) dreamer. In fact, dreaming is probably my most favorite hobby and what I spend the majority of my quiet brain time doing. Sometimes I dream about buying a house and painting each room, sometimes I dream about all the many careers I would love to try, sometimes I dream about my future little family.... always dreaming!
Last week, I had the best (sleeping) dream I've had in quite awhile, and it seems worth sharing.
In my dream, my mom and I decided to open a bed and breakfast in Vermont in my childhood home. We renovated, added a bathroom, redid the kitchen, created a warm common space, and painted and decorated each of the four bedrooms and bathrooms with a special theme.
We also built a beautiful traditional red barn out back. Two thirds of the barn was designed as warm, open, sunlit space. We partnered with local Vermont yoga teachers who rented the space to teach classes, classes that were then available to guests staying at our b&b. On weekend evenings, my dad used the open barn space as a venue for his band, The Usual Suspects.
The back third of the barn was built as a small scale commercial kitchen where I brewed kombucha, my dad and husband brewed beer, and my mom and I cooked up other special treats now and then. We sold all of these items at local farmer's markets and became an integral part of the local community.
When I awoke from the dream, I felt incredible grounded. Somehow my dream had combined nearly all of my interests into a relatively cohesive plan that involved all of the people I loved most.
Definitely food for thought.... Mom? Dad? Thoughts? :)
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