Dreams die hard

October 26, 2020

dreams-die-hard Walking down the hall in my temporary hotel quarters in my hometown, a discarded star on the carpet caught the light and my attention. It’s been there for at least several weeks, resisting suitcase wheels, footfalls, vacuuming. Every day I’d notice it as I went to my rooms.

As I write, it’s still there. See?

dreams-die-hard And then, I saw a second one!

I couldn’t help but think of the stars as someone’s dreams, dreams that resisted all attempts to make them smaller or even kill them, entirely. Those dreams just wouldn’t give up, just as these stars aren’t giving up the ghost.

Dreams die hard.

Sometimes, dreams lie dormant for a while, until the light catches them and just like that, they are revived.

Later in the month I went down another hallway and saw even MORE stars scattered on that carpeting, so many….a trail of stars, a pathway to someone’s dreams…maybe mine.

I took it as a sign that we should never give up on our dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem. They may seem difficult, but perhaps they are more resilient than we think.

As are we.

Barbara Shallue says:

October 26, 2020 at 8:53 am

This was a perfect reminder to me today. Thank you!

Carol Cassara says:

October 26, 2020 at 9:55 am

Yes, at the time these appeared they were perfect for me, too! I am so glad they served you so well, too.

Rena McDaniel says:

October 26, 2020 at 11:33 am

Life is full of signs we just have to listen. You’ve always been an excellent listener. You’ve taught me to pay more attention.

Carol Cassara says:

October 26, 2020 at 1:16 pm

Aww. You are so sweet to say!

Laurie Stone says:

October 26, 2020 at 11:55 am

So lovely. Leave it to an eagle-eyed writer to find something beautiful in a motel carpet.

Carol Cassara says:

October 26, 2020 at 1:17 pm

I just wondered why it stuck there so long And then to find so many others on a different hall–I knew there was a story there.