Inspirational Short Story, Female Fantasy Art, Relaxing Music

Little girl, little girl, where have you been?

-- Mother Goose

She's been everywhere and nowhere in and around the house. She's been in her room crying with her doll, on the grass kicking her ball, on the floor big-eyed and blank in front of the TV. Her things are everywhere in the way, as if left there to block the path.

She learns to be happiest alone in her room. There she can gather roses to give to the Queen and receive in return a diamond as big as a shoe. There she can wait for some prince, or dream of crossing the street without looking back.

We are all the same way, even as adults. We live with our dreams and fantasies, and our secret lives thrive in privacy.

All around us, our loved ones live out their private lives often unnoticed by us until we enter them.

When we honor others' unspoken needs, when we allow others their privacy without being asked, or when we appreciate something they've done, we share the joy of living together in natural harmony.

It may be those who do most dream most.

-- Stephen Leacock

Where would we be without the dreamers of the world --

the ones who took the time to balance on the edge of wonder?

Amazing connections, powerful images, and creative ideas come to us in daydreams.

They creep in when we least expect them, like sleek cats,

then make their presence known to us with a gentle pounce.

When we give ourselves permission to daydream -- to sit for a while and do nothing but be quiet with our thoughts,

we give ourselves a precious gift.

And who knows, we just might be giving the world a priceless gift, too!

Out of the seeds of some of our dreams, great ideas will blossom.

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11/09/2013

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