| Copyright (c) 2008 Rebecca Hanson | | | | them. |
| Recently, a student phoned to ask me this | | | | Last summer, I received a great lesson in timing |
| question, "What's wrong with having big dreams?" | | | | and development. It happened about two months |
| "Nothing," I replied. "Why do you ask?" | | | | after I moved into my new condo. The developer |
| "Well, my friends are all telling me my dreams are | | | | began landscaping the ground between my condo |
| impossible and I just want to know if I can | | | | and the one next to mine. Every morning I sat by |
| attract them into my life." | | | | my living room window to watch the progress. |
| "Tell me," I asked, "what are these big dreams?" | | | | First they brought in big machinery to scrape |
| "I want to win the lottery, inherit a lot of money | | | | away the dirt which had been covering up a |
| or find a rich man," was her quick response. | | | | cement tunnel connecting the two underground |
| "Oh, you want to be 'rescued'," I observed. | | | | parking lots. Once the cement was exposed and |
| "No, I'm not that way. I don't need to be | | | | cleaned thoroughly, a layer of tar was applied. |
| rescued." Her voice faltered over the word | | | | Next, a crew of men applied a layer of tar paper, |
| "rescued." | | | | followed by strips of something that looked like |
| "No?" I replied. "Listen to what you just told me. | | | | asphalt shingles on a big roll. On top of the asphalt |
| You said your big dreams were to: win the | | | | shingles the men spread a layer of gravel and |
| lottery, inherit a lot of money, and find a rich man. | | | | finally they laid down rubber strips. THEN the |
| Which one is not being rescued?" | | | | developer began the task of bringing in the dirt, |
| My student was quiet for a few moments as the | | | | followed by trees and shrubs and grass. It took |
| realization sunk in deeper that she had been | | | | over a month to complete this piece of |
| looking for an answer outside herself -- a rescuer. | | | | landscaping. |
| There is nothing wrong with dreaming big dreams | | | | Did the landscaper who designed the layout of |
| like: | | | | this piece of earth have a dream, a vision? Yes |
| --I want to become a millionaire | | | | she did! What would have happened if she had |
| --I want to own a nation-wide chain of | | | | taken a shortcut and left out one of these steps? |
| restaurants (or auto parts stores). | | | | More than likely, the underground parking lots |
| --I want to be a famous author. | | | | would now be underground streams of running |
| Each of these dreams can come true, if you are | | | | water. Everything that might have been planted |
| willing to do the foot-work. To be a famous | | | | above the parking lots would need to be removed |
| author, you must write a book. To own a | | | | and the whole process done properly. The cost to |
| nation-wide chain of anything, you must begin with | | | | remediate (fix) the shortcut would have more |
| one and learn the industry well. To become a | | | | than doubled the cost of doing it right the first |
| millionaire, you must know what you enjoy doing | | | | time. |
| and do it well, noticing each opportunity the Law | | | | Are you starting to get the picture? |
| of Attraction brings your way as you climb the | | | | Yes, dream big. Discover what you truly love to |
| "stairway to heaven." | | | | do. Learn everything about it. Practice doing it until |
| Now, you may be wondering if there is a | | | | you can do it with your eyes closed. Expect the |
| difference between old-fashioned hard work and | | | | Law of Attraction to guide you to and through |
| using Law of Attraction if you still have to do the | | | | each lesson you need to learn so you CAN be the |
| work. Good question! | | | | millionaire, the famous author or whatever you |
| You have been born for a purpose. There's a | | | | came forth to be and do. The Law of Attraction |
| reason you have shown up on earth at this time. | | | | will make your journey to the top as easy as |
| The Law of Attraction helps you recognize just | | | | possible; and it will make sure you receive all the |
| what that purpose is by letting you experience | | | | financial, physical, emotional and mental support |
| "contrast". Contrast teaches you what is not in | | | | you need as you grow and develop. It must do |
| alignment with your purposes while letting you | | | | so, it is the Law. |
| experience "excitement, joy and fulfillment," all of | | | | If you have been focusing on being rescued, as |
| which teach you what is in alignment with your | | | | my student was, take a few moments to write |
| purpose in this life time. As you follow your | | | | down what you'd use the million dollars for. What |
| heart's desires, you develop into the person you | | | | would you do with an inheritance? What if you |
| were born to be. | | | | had all the financial security (assurance) you |
| Every desire, every dream, every imagination of | | | | needed--what would you do? Who would you be? |
| who you could be and what you could do comes | | | | Start your answer with something like, "If I had |
| with its own unique blueprint. This blueprint includes | | | | my way, I'd be doing..." or, "If I had my way, I'd |
| the lessons to be learned along the way to | | | | become..." Your answer is a clue to your purpose |
| becoming "a millionaire", a "famous author", or | | | | on earth. Write it down. Keep it in your line of |
| anything else you want to become. The blueprint | | | | vision. Be willing to do the work and the work will |
| also knows the timing of events that must occur | | | | be meaningful and fulfilling. |
| for you to recognize your purposes and achieve | | | | |