Rachel: The Daydreamer {Day 29}

June 29
By very nature, I am a daydreamer. I always have been & I probably always will be. I pass my time dreaming away. I love to let my mind wander. I love to dream up crazy stories & situations. When I read a book my mind drifts away & I become a part of the book. When I watch a movie, I imagine what it would be like if I jumped into the story. I dream about what I want my life to look like. I dream about what my kids will become. I dream about heaven. I dream about everything.

So of course the other day my mind wandered away & I started thinking about when I was a high school senior. On the brink of new adventures--what was I dreaming about? I dreamed about Africa. I dreamed about marrying one day. I dreamed about adventures on the mission field. I dreamed about changing the world.

And here I am, 12 years later and I started wondering...

Is my life turning out like I thought it would?

And I ask you the same question...is your life turning out how you thought it would?

In some ways mine has. In other ways, not at all. In some ways it's sweeter. In some ways it is way more difficult. Some dreams were naiive. Some dreams have come true. Some dreams are still lingering. Some have morphed over the years.

So what do you do when life doesn't turn out like you thought it would? And no, that's not a rhetorical question. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Is your life turning out like you thought it would? Like you dreamed it would? Is that because you stopped dreaming?

This week I've been surrounded by passionate students and it has made me start dreaming again. It is good to be around crazy, passionate, I'm going to change the world!!! students sometimes. It is refreshing. And convicting. And scary.

I don't want to waste my life. I want to live my dreams. I want to dream new ones. I want to die well one day--with no regrets.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on all of this!