I dream of someday writing a children’s book. I dream of someday of adding onto my house with a room that is filled with beautiful windows. I dream of someday being able to garden as well as my mom and grandma. And I dream of someday being able to walk and/or run. Recently, I shared a video of another Hip Disarticulation running with the help of a prosthetist and his company from New York and I have found myself watching that video daily and dreaming about it often. And while it may not be in my near future, you can bet I’m really hoping that it is in my future somewhere. Whether it’s one year out or 10. I am hoping I get there. Because dreams are promises you make to yourself. And those promises might be big and practically impossible, but those promises mean the most. Those promises come from knowing yourself and your capabilities. And when a person truly knows themselves, that’s where the biggest dreams come from.

Every persons dreams are different. They may sound similar sometimes, but that’s just the way it seems when a person is talking about their dreams to someone else. But if a person could explain in words the exact way they dream about it in their minds, I promise you there is no two dreams exactly the same. And that’s because there are no two people that are exactly the same. Sure there are some very similar people and dreams, but no exacts. And that is wonderful. Because one persons dreams often leads to another persons dreams growing even bigger. Think about it. Someone dreamt of having a family member or friend walking again, so they invented the wooden leg. Someone else dreamt of improving the quality of life for an amputee by improving the quality of leg, so they reinvented the prosthetic to look more like an actual leg from a quick glance. And so on and so forth until the dream evolved into what we have today of a Hip Disarticulation running. So having dreams that stem from someone else achieving their dreams, is what makes dreams magical. Because they revolve around success stories. They revolve around trials and errors which, in turn, can create new dreams. Because dreams don’t usually develop until you are in the shoes (or shoe in my case) you are currently wearing.

Five years ago I would have never dreamt that my biggest dream would to be to run or walk again because it was something that I did on the daily. But because change happens, dreams can change too. We gain and lose things all the time, and when you have or had something that you absolutely loved, it’s only natural to dream to get it back. It may seem like a wild dream to some, but wild dreams are what fuel our inner fire. That make us get back in the saddle despite the pain and heartache that come with it. Those hard feelings are how we know that this is a dream that is near and dear to our hearts. So today I challenge you to never break the promises you have made yourself in dream form. Know that just because they don’t happen today or tomorrow or even in the next year doesn’t mean that they will never come true. Let that inner fire roar. And don’t ever be afraid to dream bigger. You know you better than anyone else. Let that be your fuel.

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