I was recently discussing future
plans with a friend and I made the comment: “I wish.” She said “Nope, it's not a wish or
it always will be. It's got to be a plan.” While I think there’s some truth to
that statement, I think she misunderstood my definition of a wish. A lot of
people say “I wish…” sarcastically, as a remark when the possibility of
accomplishing whatever task they are talking about is so remote, that it is out
of the likelihood of possibility. But I disagree. I think that a wish is a hope
for something better and there is a quiet power in that kind of hope. That kind
of power is within all of us. It enables us to perform miracles and overcome
difficult circumstances to accomplish our hopes and dreams. When we tap into
it, we are strengthened and uplifted. It helps us to reach our greatest
potential.
In a famous
Disney song, it is said that “a dream is a wish your heart makes.” Could you
think of a more honest and intimate manifestation of our desires? On the
outside, we censor ourselves. We deny ourselves happiness. But when we hope,
dream, and wish, we open ourselves to our truest, rawest, and deepest selves. We
open ourselves to the possibility of finding true happiness. And that is a
beautiful thing. So go wish on a star, or cast a penny into the water. Take the
chance of changing your outlook. You never know what dreams might come true.
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