I was asked recently, “Did you ever dream you’d be living like this?” And I was able to say, “Heck yeah” with proof.
And this is the proof: a list of what kind of house I wanted someday, written when I was about 15 years old. In case you can’t read my childish handwriting, it says…
My house…
-in the country, far from anything, surrounded by rolling hills
-fruit trees, many and old
-a large prosperous garden
-a porch facing west with a squeaking porch swing
-a characteristic old farmhouse
-pastures with a stream and clover
-a big old barn to be remoded (sic)
-a bedroom window facing east for me to be woken by the rising sun
I wrote this list 45 years ago and forgot all about it. I found it recently while cleaning out some boxes of momentos. I was shocked to see that something I’d dreamed of so long ago was now my reality!
That’s a detailed list and that’s how clear I was on my ultimate goal. I let life sidetrack me for a few decades, but I’m getting there at last and with an incredible life partner by my side.
I hope if you have a dream that you’re making your own detailed list to help it someday come true.
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