Dare To Dream

Long before we ever met, Chris and I each had dreamed of traveling full time in an RV. Periodically I'd indulge in reading blogs by full time RVers, but I had no idea how to go about really making that dream happen.

In fact, it was more a fantasy than a dream. I once read a quote that went something like this: Your goals and dreams are just fantasies unless you are at least taking some action (no matter how small) to make it happen.

At that point, I was in fantasy mode.

Then I met Chris and it turned out he'd wanted to do the same thing. He'd cruise RV sites on his iPad while we watched TV and show me different models. They all looked the same to me. Or I'd look at the price and freak out. But he was at least taking some action (gathering information) about making the dream a reality. He believed it was possible. I wasn't so sure.

Events in our life took some sudden turns and we found ourselves on the road. Most people plan seriously for about a year before hitting the road. Some keep their jobs but live in their RV to see how they really feel about living full time in a small space.

Not us. We hit the road in about two weeks. It was crazy and not well thought out, but if we'd stopped and thought about exactly what we were doing, maybe we would have chickened out. Postponed our dream, maybe indefinitely.

I"m not suggesting that living in a motor home is everyone's dream (or fantasy). But everyone has a dream. Even if you say you don't, I bet you do. You've just forgotten about it. Put it on the back burner.

Maybe it's time to get that dream out and dust it off a bit. It doesn't have to be a huge life changing dream. Maybe you've always wanted to learn to bake pastries. Or run a mile.

Or maybe it is a giant dream. Good for you. Now, do one thing today toward making that dream happen.