Dreams, Sweet Dreams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIssqHQJ6o
"A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come shining through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true."

Believing in dreams is something we seem to lose when we get older. Small children believe without proof. They don't worry about things. They don't plan out every detail of things. They take life one day at a time, and they know that dreaming is important. They dream things, sometimes impossible things, but they don't think about how impossible they are, they focus on how much they love them. When we get older, people tell us no, that we can't do things, that things aren't real. They kill our dreams. And we sadly, slowly lose the ability to dream. Dreams are nothing if you don't believe in them. But dreams should be everything. They tell us things about ourselves. They give us hope for the future. They pick the good out, and show it to us, show us that no matter how bad things seem, there is one thing, one shining light, that we have that gives up hope. Dreams make you happy when sometimes nothing else can, because they may seem a little impossible, but they show what you want, what you would love to have more than anything else. And that gives you joy. Truly nothing is impossible, if you dream of it, and you want it, you work towards it, you can make your dream a reality.

Nightmares are an unfortunate fact of dreaming. They take these magical, joyful things and turn them upside down. But they aren't a waste of dreams. Because they still tell us things about ourselves that we need to know but might not any other way. They show us our fears. They show us what we don't like, what we don't want, and maybe at times, when we want things aren't good for us. I don't like nightmares anymore than anyone else does, but you must have a certain level of appreciation for them, because they do give us knowledge at times, if you know how to read them.

I believe very much in my dreams. I love having them, and I love imagining that they will come true. I really want them to come true, and they really should. I take my dreams very seriously, and spend a lot of time thinking about them. They really are very important things.
PrincessC