Did you get told to “Dream Big” or, “I hope you are alright!”

What is that? I have been thinking of both of these statements.

If I am to dream big, I will dream where I can run & walk like I did, there would be no illness and trees would flower more than once a year. Yeah, we would still have time. The count down is on. Falling weightless….

To dream are images seen during sleep, reverie, fond hope per my little Webster’s dictionary.

Sleep, I often say, “what’s that”. I do sleep but I do struggle with insomnia. I can sleep in 2 hour or 4 hour blocks. (Thank you bladder and Murray). I don’t know REM sleep or deep sleep like some folks. I can be in heavy sleep which is different from deep sleep. (I had to specify REM sleep as there is a band I listen to and may be on my playlist).

Now I have read in the Bible about someone dreaming and someone who interpreted those dreams nicely. I am thinking of Daniel aka Belteshazzar.

King Nebuchadnezzar was pagan but God used him in His plan.

Then I praised the Most High: I honored and glorified him who lives forever. – Daniel 4:34b NIV

He used someone who believed in multiple gods. What a great reminder. There is always something there to remind me. (Yes, I am listening to 80’s music).

Hope is to desire something with confident expectation of its fulfillment according to my Bible.

I desire to be well. I am not gonna lie. I have that desire and eventually I will be “well”. It may be on earth or when I get to heaven. I have that expectation & I am confident in that based on what I have seen before.

What does that desire look like? My desire…

Sleep! Real sleep with REM & deep included. Use of my right side, walking without veering off to the right. I haven’t even touched on brain fog, holding on to the wall or something when I stumble, or my hand tremors. (Yeah, my tremors are getting worse).

With all that being said, God is using me in His plan.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. – Romans 12:13 NIV

While I wait I can be joyful. Joyful Julie. I am working on patience still (my ankle says so).

Prayer is an another great thing to work on. I am not perfect (I like to think I am, but I am not).

More tools to continue to work on.