I wanted to be a teacher when I was twelve.
I wanted to backpack across Europe after college.
I wanted children.
I wanted to move to Bali.
Each of those desires were real. Sacred, even.
And yet, none of them became my path.
For a long time, I judged that.
Was I indecisive?
Too afraid to follow through?
Did I ask for too much?
Had I let myself down?
Here’s what I know now:
🌙 Dreams aren’t contracts.
They’re currents—meant to move you, reshape you, refine you.
And when you cling too tightly to an old dream,
you can crowd out the very soul of what’s ready to arrive—
the dream that fits who you’re becoming now.
I recently had a challenging conversation with a client.
They were white-knuckling a vision that no longer fit the shape of their becoming.
They felt like they had failed.
But I knew it was because they were growing, evolving.
We cried.
They grieved.
We cleared space.
And the next morning, I opened my inbox to this:
“I haven’t dreamed in years. Or at least not that I can remember. Last night I dreamed. There was color, sound, magic, pain, and everything in between, and I felt myself crack open. This morning in a writing frenzy I found my truth. My soul still dreams.”
I don’t have a call to action today.
Just a gentle invitation:
Make space for the dream that’s dreaming you.
Let the dream wreck you open.
Let it rebuild you holy.
You don’t owe anyone the version of you they first met.
You owe your soul the truth of its next yes.
Some dreams dissolve.
Some dreams deepen.
Some slip off quietly and make space for what’s just beginning to take form.
There is no verdict to render.
Only a rhythm to follow.
Only a remembering.
🔥 Daily Affirmation:
I honor the evolution of my desires.
Each dream has brought me closer to the truth of who I am.
Even when I can’t see the full picture, I trust the shape it’s taking.
I give myself permission to listen, to loosen, to receive.
My soul still dreams, and I welcome what’s next.
PS: Letting go of a dream isn’t giving up. It’s giving space. And that is the heartbeat of sovereign success. Profit is protest. And so is choosing the dream that fits the life you’re living now.
🎧 Song of the Day: “Dreams” by The Cranberries