Do you watch “The Voice”? I stumbled upon it at the beginning of it’s second season and I’ve been hooked ever since. I never watched “Idol” or “America’s Got Talent” but something about the combination and chemistry of the judges on this show just speaks to me. I have a fairly strong musical background and have always had the “suppressed” desire to sing in a microphone. That doesn’t count the singing and dancing that I sometimes do around my house, much to my dog’s chagrin!
For some reason, last Fall I had so much going on that I got way behind in watching the fifth installment of “The Voice” and I am just now catching up. I have to brag – I did pick the winners of Season’s Two through Four, and not just because I’m a big Blake Shelton fan – but just because I loved the artists. So . . . back to the DVR and Season Five!
During one of the Knockout Rounds, Judge Ceelo Green is commenting on a particular artist’s performance. He said that her singing made him “dream with my eyes open”. I do that all the time, mostly when I probably should be accomplishing something else – something concrete. Whether or not you daydream, or dream to sounds of music, or dream of inserting yourself into a good novel you’re reading, or when you are spaced out on the couch, I believe dreaming is a vital part of our daily lives.
Dreaming fosters hope, dreaming with your eyes open lets you envision the possibilities that lay ahead of you and keeps you in the present and moving into the future – not looking backward. The past shapes us, of that I have no doubt. But the ability to move forward and make positive things happen in your life is enhanced when you let yourself have a dream – eyes open.
As I write this, I gaze out my window at beautiful snow on the ground and wonder where my dreams will take me? I’m no longer afraid to dream BIG. Big dreams cannot hurt you, and they may not always happen as you hope or expect, but they surely might get you moving in the right direction.
So open your eyes and dream . . .