The quote placed at the top of this post talks about waking up to live your dreams. As the mom of an almost three year old, I find that some days are not filled with fulfilling my dreams or even building towards them.
Some days are about making my son’s dreams come true or helping him learn skills that will help him achieve his dreams later on. It may be getting to go to the local children’s museum. (JDaniel dreams of going there a lot.) It could be teaching him how to share or get along with other people. He will need to master sharing to be a successful child and later man.
Some days are about redefining my dreams. I spent twenty years as a teacher in a public school system. It was all I planned on being. That dream changed when I got married and had JDaniel. I was still a teacher, but one of different kind. The shift from classroom to home meant learning a new skill set and dreaming different dreams.
Some days present new paths and directions that cause your dreams to shift. Things happen in our world’s that show us we have woken up to a new world or circumstances. There are family struggles, job changes, or economic shifts.
So when I stumble out of bed following the announcement through the baby monitor that it is morning time. I am not always sure if the goals and dreams I have for the day are going to happen or if something else will happen that I have yet to even dream off.
What goals and dreams do you have for the New Year?
This post is a part of Mama Kat’s Writing Workshop.
Well said. Keeping an open mind is so very important to happiness in a world that is constantly changing and altering our dreams and goals.
I love how you said your dreams are now jdaniels dreams…..it’s so true! Once I got my dreams of having my 2 boys it is now all about making their dreams happen!
I can’t even begin to think about what their dreams consist of this year!
Most days I wake up with different goals and dreams!
You are a great mom who definately is a teacher in all sense of the word.
My goals are weight loss this year…if mom feels good, then everyone feels good! 🙂
Amazing post! I can so relate to goals changing. I joined the Navy after high school & as I became successful at my job I just “knew” I would retire one day. Well, God had different plans for me bc my life was turned upside down when I fell in love & married my husband…. shortly after our son came along and I just couldn’t leave him so I seperated from the Navy after almost 10 years of service. My goals continually change but this year I am focussing on my health; getting to goal weight & running in 6 races. Plus I want to learn to have fun with my husband & son bc I tend to be a serious person. 🙂
“I find that some days are not filled with fulfilling my dreams or even building towards them.”
I love that. It’s such a different perspective that comes with parenthood… one you can’t really foresee until you’re immersed in it. Wonderful post!
I love that you touch on redefining your dreams. I think that’s true for me. I had so many dreams that are now redefined from meeting Jeremy, from having Georgia, and from moving across the country. I think as we continue on our path in life, Jeremy and I are constantly redefining our dreams, trying to continue down the right path.
Since last year was a year that brought things I never thought were coming, I’m not even going to try to predict this one. I am settled physically, but I am not sure yet if I’m at peace.
I love how focused you are. Do you miss teaching as a job? Every once in a while I miss small aspects of when I worked full time doing juvenile probation (I really enjoyed working with the kids and of course, adult interaction) but I wouldn’t change my current situation for anything.
I am not sure what lies ahead..
but I am ready to face all that He presents me…
I think that I am at a great place right now..
Hubby is home and I LOVE being a SAHM
Dreams definitely can change after children as your priorities shift. I’ve found that some things that seemed so important prior to children mean almost nothing to me now. Thanks for stopping my blog thru the writer’s workshop!
You know, it’s funny. I think about goals, but I haven’t thought about my dreams in a really long time. I’m going to have to sit on that one. Do you ever think about going back to teaching (outside the home) when the kiddo is older? I get the impression you really miss it.
Thanks for stopping by WorldsWorstMoms.com. Love our moms and their crazy stories. Anyway, take care.
Very well written, When the dream of becoming a mom comes true Then you are in charge of someone else’s dreams as well.
Good way to juggle the two.
It’s true that while having children certainly changes the focus of your own personal dreams, I’m still a firm believer that it’s important to keep dreams that are just for you alone alive.
That being said…I would have to admit that my dreams are mostly for my kids…
Keep dreamin! 🙂
My goals and dreams have certainly changed after having children. I find they do now revolve around the kids,I think that is natural.
Still, it’s always good to have goals and dreams that are just for you 🙂
Happy New Year!
Motherhood, the best dream ever!!
For me, this year, I am hoping to be better and do better. That’s it. It’s a lot.
I dream of writing a book. I’ve been dreaming of that for a long time but this year…it might just happen 🙂
Visiting from Mama Kat’s
I dream of being a size 2 again. LOL
I taught for 7 years before I became a SAHM 9 years ago. I love being a SAHM and after my kids are grown, I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. I know I don’t want to return the classroom. That’s more like a nightmare than a dream for me! Unless politics and education change in the state of Florida, I will focus on another career when I return to the workforce.
Great post!! What a great way to kick off the new year by reminding yourself to start focusing more on you! Good luck! 🙂
Hello again!
So true… I still love dreaming even as I move my feet. Enjoyed your piece.
Stopped by from MamaKat’s Writers Workshop to read your selection, say hello and wish you a very happy 2011!
Best,
Elizabeth
Lovely thoughts, and yes, it’s true, motherhood takes you from being a dreamer to being the force that makes dreams come true.
What a great thought provoking post. As mom we have so many differnet roles that we play, it’s difficult to put us first. But it’s important to have goals and dreams and to keep those goals and dreams alive. Just from reading your blog, you seem like a very involved and wonderful mom!
Very sweet!
I can identify with the post. It was so easy for me to forget about my own dreams and ambitions in the years that I have been raising these little people. While raising them was part of my dream, there has to be more reaching, more growing or else I will just get stuck. right? I have not even stopped to make a 2011 goal yet, but this coming week marks our return to normal schedule after the holidays, so you have inspired me to try to sit down and do that.