11.23.2011

Dream On Dreamers

Tonight as I sat watching a movie instead of writing a much needed paper for a class I started thinking about what I was actually doing. The American Dream is what every American, and immigrant to America, dreams for. But that's just the problem; if we dream all day what do we have at the end of it? Are we better for dreaming about that American Dream rather than working for it? I may dream about the day when I have graduated from college and am married to the man of my dreams....ah, again there's the word dream! Should I be looking for the man of my dreams, or the man of reality? Yes, I should be writing my paper right now, instead of writing this post, but that's what blogs are for, right? They are places for us to express ourselves, a place to put down the things we ponder and wonder about. That is what I am doing here. I am putting down the most recent thought that came to my head that I thought was worth writing about. 
Now, I don't want any of you to think that I am not a dreamer, because evidently I am...or I wouldn't be writing this post. I dream probably 80% of my life! Yes, I realize that I have to do the work and go through the struggles so I can appreciate the life I am working towards. I am so thankful for the hard times; because without them I wouldn't enjoy the great times as much as I do. Life is great isn't it? We can be sitting like a couch potato in front of our laptops and a thought like the American Dream and what it stands for pops into our heads. The American Dream was the last thing I thought I would be writing about tonight. Just a nonsensical thought that came into my mind as I sat dreaming. So, keep dreaming, dreamers! It does more good than you think. Living life without dreaming is like childhood without an imagination. I think my feelings are described best by one of my favorite characters, Elpheba from WICKED:

Every so often we long to steal to the land of what might have been, but that doesn't soften the ache we feel when reality sinks back in. 

9.24.2011

art can be seen in everyday living

This was taken at Oscar's Cafe in Zion National Park. We stopped here for dinner before heading back home to St. George and it was amazingly good! This is my favorite picture I took there. It was a great ending to a great day of marveling at God's beautiful creations!