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Al Bellenchia's avatar

Dreams are the place where hope begins. Where possibilities are conceived. Where life rearranges and emerges renewed.

Dream on. 🖖

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

thank you dear al

as I read

your tender words

i realize

you have given us

a lovely poem

dreams

by al bellenchia

dreams

are the place

where hope begins

where possibilities

are conceived

where life rearranges

and emerges renewed

dream on

Al Bellenchia's avatar

❤️

Bill Alstrom (MA/Maine/MA)'s avatar

OK. Could this be my favorite "Solution" from Dr. Hall? It's in the top three, for sure. Why?

1. Nothing new happens without a new idea.

2. Just complaining is just complaining.

3. To grow something new, we must plant new seeds.

Lately I have been writing "Fantasy Substacks" about what can happen when we elect the right leaders and take advantage of the surprises the Universe always hands us. Much of it would be called unrealistic. But doesn't the news today also sound and feel "unreal"?

What has happened to this great nation was dreamed about by some foolish, selfish and cruel bigots - and it has become a reality. Unacceptable reality. A horror.

Let's all dream of a better country. A more peaceful world. Let's dream of a planet that will sustain life and help its diversity expand and prosper. The alternative is a nightmare.

I choose to dream. It's also called "Creative Visualization". Which can lead to a better reality.

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

dear bill

your deep response

is so moving

i am awash with tears

i hear you

you beautiful dreamer

you are holding up

the torch of life 🔥

i join you

as we dream of

and build

a better country

Dave Conant - MO's avatar

Your "Fantasy Substacks" are remarkably reasonable and sensible for all that they are created from whole cloth and we'll certainly all be better off if/when any part of these dreams comes true.

Leland Katz's avatar

You, my friend, are a dreamer. And so am I.

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

fir joy 🌟

as they say

dear lee

birds of a feather 🪶🪶

flock together

Leland Katz's avatar

I dream of a world where my granddaughter can control her own body, my grandson is not made to fight in a war, and where they both enjoy the democracy and liberties promised by our Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

Fred Basset's avatar

Thank you for sharing your dream with us.

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

it is the joy

of my life dear fred

that you receive

what i have

always hoped to give

Stanley Wotring's avatar

Dreams occur when you are open to possibilities!

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

i did not think

of that dear stanley

but you are so right

a closed mind

cannot dream!

George Neidorf's avatar

I was told to give up my dreams and make a career of the Army because I couldn't do anything else. Then I realized the person who said that had given up their dreams to pursue money and in pursuing money had become enslaved to the person who had the money. I never listened to his advice, pursued my dreams and became successful. The success wasn't money, it was the fulfilling of my dreams.

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

ah geo

i am so glad

you looked down

that empty road

and decided instead

to truly live

your own life

through fulfilling

your own dreams

i salute your success

with a huge grin

you are your own man

priceless

and nobody

can ever buy you

Babette Albin's avatar

Dreaming presupposes there will be a moment of awakening.

Do not let this pass you by let you get mired in illusion.

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

thank you babette

for your insightful warning

yes we can get mired in illusion

and we often do

we can just as easily

get mired in reality

it takes cultivating

the capacity to dream

while remaining wide awake

William Weaver's avatar

Beautiful and inspiring ✨️ ❤️

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

o my

thank you so much william ♥️

i am deeply touched

by your words

that is my dream

to inspire

Steven L Whysel's avatar

I believe dreamers are born with that wonderful asset . Others need to be encouraged by their dreamer friend as it is never easy to step outside of the bounds you are comfortable with. I never want to say “I shouda, woulda, coulda” (with my NY accent). Dreamers always face some failures along the path of their dreams but the eventual fulfillment is indescribably worth the stumbles and falls.

.

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

dear steven

thank you for your

generosity of spirit

yes those of us

for whom dreaming

is second nature

were born with it

but others need our

encouragement

it is very hard

for a realist

to give themselves

permission to dream

just as it is very hard

for a dreamer

to face reality:)

what you are leading us

to realize

is that we need each other

a dreamer and a realist

are poetry in motion

Dave Conant - MO's avatar

It is amazing, but not surprising how many songs have dreams as their theme and a better future as their goal. Andy Williams' The Quest, better known as the theme from The Man of La Mancha, is probably the best recognized and, like Cervantes' book, is an unfailing inspiration to look for something better than what you see. "Some people say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one", and Lennon, even absent his physical presence, left a spiritual mark that far surpasses anything else that he and Ringo's old band did together.

Dr. Deborah Hall's avatar

thank you dave

i am so glad

you brought in

our beloved dream songs

yes yes

lennon's song

inspires us

gives us hope

reassures us

we are not

the only one