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When I went to Paris, it was a dream come true. It took me a whole day to really believe we were there. It wasn’t until we stepped into the Rodin Museum gardens on the second day that it suddenly seemed real. I stopped in my tracks, tears springing to life, and looked at my husband, “We’re really here.”
Sometimes it’s hard to believe, even when you’re in the middle of your dream. But dreams do come true. They come true every day. Right now someone is signing a book deal. Right now someone is buying a plane ticket. Right now someone is enrolling. Right now someone is saying, “Yes.” And sometimes that someone is you!
Dreams really can come true.
They can come true for me and they can come true for you.
I really want you to know this, like know it down to your bones. And so I spoke to some of my dearest friends and asked them to share their stories, so that we could all see what’s possible and remember to dream. So we could know that it is proven and possible to fall in love, to write a book, to travel to Italy, to stand in the kitchen of Frida Khalo, to have a dream come true. (And I’ve put in a spot for you to add your dreams too.)
It is possible for wild, wonderful, magical, glorious dreams to come to true.
It is possible for dreamers Kate Swoboda, Danette Relic, Tara Swiger, Amy Palko, Sunny Schlenger, David Cohen, Julie Daley, Leonie Dawson, Chris Zydel, Andrea Schroeder, Bridget Pilloud, Lisa deYoung, Tanya Geisler and Danielle LaPorte.
It’s possible for me.
It’s possible for you.
Dreaming is Free & So Is This E-book!
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Jamie – this is truly exciting!!! Congratulations to you on this fabulous book project. Just one more of the many ways you inspire all of us ♥
I can’t wait to make a cup of tea and sit down to soak in your words….and the cover is so pretty !!
Thank you so much! This has been a real labour of love and I’m so excited to share it with the world. LIsa deYoung did a beautiful job with the design. I’m so glad you like the cover!
I needed this affirmation today! Thank you for the reminder that I’m getting a dream come true by moving to the gorgeous mountains of North Carolina–I can do what I need to do to keep us there!! <3
Wow, that’s wonderful, Lana! I’m so glad you have a dream come true on the horizon. Enjoy North Carolina!
I love hearing about other people’s dreams coming true! I think a lot of them do come true, but we may fail to recognize them having come true – and sometimes it takes a while for them to come true! I’ve had quite a few dreams come true for myself……having my own art studio space (it took us four years to build it ourselves!), and living on the water are just two of my dreams that I’m living every day.
I can’t wait to read the book!
You’re so right, Lynndee. That’s one of the reasons I’m a big fan of celebration – so that we stop and acknowledge that something wonderful has happened! Congratulations on your dreams come true. What a joy to be living them each day!
Enjoy the book! :)
One of my dreams are on the way of coming true I’m off to trek in the himalayas in sept I’m sooooo excited x
Wow, how exciting! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
For 10 years I watched rowers on the Thames row their single sculls in the early morning quiet, gliding over the water, and it always looked amazing. Yesterday I was skimming on the water in a single scull, in the sun, wind and air, and I had to pinch myself ~ I’m here, I’m doing it!
I vowed a year ago to find a club, and a coach and learn. I’m still learning, and learning a lot about myself too. So go, plan it, start on it ~ whatever your dream is, make it real!
Ooh, Tessa, that gave me chills. How wonderful!! I’m so happy for you. Yay you for making your dream come true. Amazing!
The dream of being inspired, being uplifted, being excited for every single day I have on this Earth is a dream come true.
And I’m dreaming BIGGER + living bigger dreams now. Writing + Holistic health coaching are dreams that are coming true, and I am SO excited and anticipating the beautiful moment it arrives.
Downloading the eBook now – thank you thank you!
Much love,
Jia Ni xx
You are so very welcome. I hope it inspires you on your daily dream journey! What a gorgeous way to envision the life of your dreams.
I big dream of mine came true this Wednesday night. I am still breathing it in… As a songwriter, I have been working with fierceness to reach a level of professionality in my craft, but to do so without losing the essence of why a write, which is to bring forth songs from a place of what is really true underneath all surfaces.
This spring, I entered a songwriting contest with some of the most esteemed names in music in my country as the jury – my song made it through to the final, and on Wednesday night after performing my song to the concert audience and jury I broke down in shivers and tears as my name was announced as the winner. It was and is one of those daydream pictures suddenly turning to reality, and I still find it hard to grasp the reality of it. You can see those tears in my eyes here:
http://www.kymensanomat.fi/showImage.php?imageId=58511
(I am the blond of the left)
Thank You Jamie for holding this space or creativity to be nurtured, held, and supported. I will be sure to get the e-book and hold it near for those days, that will come (although I am open for them not to :D) when I forget who I truly am and loose sight of where I truly am going.
Love,
Alma
(sorry for the length of this, this community has been such a strong foundation me, that I rsally felt called to share the power of this experience with you!)
P.s. missing your beautiful podcast Jamie :) (but take all of the sweet fi e you need. Just to say: it is deeply appriciated and is a deep nurturing moment in my week!)
*tears*
Oh, Alma, congratulations!! I am so happy for you. And thank you for taking us right there with you. I felt like I was in the audience, cheering and tearing up right along with you. ((hugs))
The show will be back very soon. I think we’ve finally recuperated from WDS!
Thank you Jamie,
I felt you with me there too :) You are always on my cheering team, loud and clear. Your support and spirit flowing through the podcast means so much more than I could even start to explain!
Thank you once again, for all the ways you SHOW UP in the world.
-Alma
I just discovered your website & can’t wait to check out your ebook. I have been blessed that many of my dreams have come true. I have finally committed to writing a novel that’s lived in my heart for many years now because I’ve finally accepted that my dream will take time to come true but it WILL come true one day in some shape or form. I’m focusing on the journey and not the destination!
Thanks!
Kalyani
Welcome, Kalyani! I’m so glad you’re here. Congratulations on stepping into your dreams! I’ll look forward to celebrating the journey and your book with you :)
Kalyani, you are the first winner of the Sparkles scholarship! I’ll be in touch with details. Congratulations!
Jamie, thank you for this – and the reminder that I’m living my dream (sometimes I need the reminder)!
You are so welcome – and I’m so glad!! ((hugs))
Hello, Jamie.
It was good to have a reminder that dreams do come true. I’ve been thinking back to my own, and realised how lucky I am – because there have been quite a few. Perhaps my favourite was the moment when I sat in the firts row in my town’s XVIIIth Century theatre, watching my play performed before a huge audience (including a Nobel Prize poet)… The beauty of it is, it is a dreams that never needs to cease. This thing happened, but many more can come, and I am working hard at my plays, and my dream is still there, coming true, and still very much alive.
Your ebook will be wonderful encouragement as I go…
Oh, how wonderful, Ivye. What a thrilling moment that must have been. Wow! And yay to many more dreams to come! May they all come true :)
Jamie,
Thank you for this free book–I can’t wait to read it. One of my dreams is coming true this year because I am (finally!) treating myself as an artist, as a writer. I’ve wanted to write and create art ever since I was a little kid, but life can get in the way, and for too many years I’ve let it. But, little by little, I’ve been whacking away at that barrier in my head and this year, I’m taking myself seriously. While my fiction hasn’t been published YET, I’ve received great critiques from a couple of agents and editors and I’m taking their comments to polish my writing and submit it. I feel like this is a dream come true for me because I am creating–I’ll let you know as my dream progresses and my writing is published!
Thank you for the chance to share!
Yay!! What a powerful journey, Lilli. I’m so glad you’re stepping into your creative self. I hope it feels like coming home. ((hugs))
Thank you so much for posting this..i’ve only been following for about a week but your information has truly changed my life. I had a dream for a long time to start a blog and design graphic layouts and that dream came true and lead me to your site…which has help many other dreams come true in the past week! Its so amazing its almost overwhelming for me to think about or put into words…For apprx 25 yrs I’ve spent my life living for everyone around me.. as i lived my life numb raising 6 children and stuffing SEVER painful childhood memories I eventually lost myself and who i truly was on the inside.. I have now found the strength and peace to be me again and have reconnected with my soul inside..for the first time in 25 yrs i can now feel and be creative again ( i was once a college art major and the most artistic creative person i knew!) I have not felt this free in so long. It is the most amazing feeling. I encourage anyone out there that feels stuck to just open their minds to being creative and connect with their inner self… it will change your life!
Thank you for being here, for sharing your story and for your loving words. I’m so glad that we’ve connected and that our connection has had such an impact. Here’s to your freedom, to your self-expression and to all of your dreams coming true. ((hugs))
Two and a half years ago, I did a workshop with Andrea Schroider around creative journalling and well I guess, goal setting. We made a map of goals – and figured out what was standing in our way and how to use our gifts to get to where we want to be. At the time, I was still reeling from losing my position in a family business in a very harsh way, as well as trying to cope with my husband’s struggle to make sense of a life time of sacrifice (it was his family’s business). On that day – I don’t know that I consciously set goals – but in hindsight, maybe it was letting the universe know I was ready. SInce then, I have:
1 – Travelled through Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, the Netherlands, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, and Luxembourg.
2 – Lived and worked in France for three and half months, chosen to be one of 14 out of a thousand applicants.
3 – Finished my university degree that I started a decade ago.
4 – Enjoyed a richness in my marriage that I did not previously believe was possible.
5 – In the middle of relocating – and starting a new business with my husband.
There was a point when things got easier – being in the flow. I hesitate to post this bc I was brought up to believe that we should not brag – that it will make everyone else feel bad. So let me be clear – I am sharing to show the way.
Thank you very much for the e-book. I look forward to following your blog.
RC
Wow, Reta! I am celebrating all of your magnificent dreams and how you’ve come to make them come true!! Thank you so much for sharing your journey, especially because of your hesitation. I’m a big believer in celebration and I’m happy to throw streamers for all dreams come true!
You know, I went through the same concern in developing the e-book but what I know is that we are all strengthened by one another, that sharing our stories makes a difference. What I want with all my heart is that every reader find the fire of their belief in possibilities growing with each and every story. Thank you for adding your fire to the flame :)
What a lovely present – thank you!
I’m giddy right now with seeing my dream job materialize (not exactly out of thin air – its been 18 months of dreaming, wishing and working to make it happen) and I’m so tickled to finally be able to start a local nonprofit resource center that will not only help our community based organizations, but provide civic engagement opportunities for the students of our university!
Yay!! Congratulations, Corie. That’s wonderful! It’s funny with dreams, isn’t it? They actually take a whole lot of tending! Yay you for sticking with it and making it work. ((hugs))
oh, what a wonderful treat! As a student of dreams and dreaming, this is a juicy reminder about the power of waking and sleeping and believing! Sharing stories is the heart of my dream – thanks so much for illuminating and cultivating this gorgeous collection!
Jamie, I loved this entry, and can’t wait to read the book! I almost cried when I read of your moment in the Rodin museum garden, it was so beautiful!
Yes, truly, dreams come true everyday!~ What a wonderful affirmation to have floating out there on the internet! Thank you for writing/sharing it!
Oh, I was so excited about the ebook, I didn’t see the thing about leaving my story here to win a chance at your lovely Sparkles ecourse!
Well, gee~ where do I start? :)
I lost my husband 12 years ago to a fast-spreading cancer after 6 months of marriage. He’d been my dear friend for 6 years before he FINALLY realized we were meant to be together and asked me to marry him, after I’d been in love with him for 5 years! ~ So, at least I got to have all that time with him as friends~ and I was honored to be married to him at the time of his bittersweet crossing-over.
After him, though, I just didn’t think for a long time that I’d find another man, another one to love like that. Found out about the Law of Attraction 5 years ago, and started thinking, hey~ maybe it IS possible for me to find love, again.
But it took a while to prepare, to Believe, to let it happen for me.
I reconnected with an old, very dear friend of mine, a boyfriend/close friend back in my high school days, and I really just assumed that we were going to be Just-Friends. Didn’t think he was attracted to me, figured he was probably married.
But he wasn’t married, and when I finally fell in love with myself and my life as an individual, I let that love in, and now we’re engaged!!
And we’re very, very happy!
:)
AND, just recently, I’m reaching for a dream of winning a free consultation with Leonie Dawson! But you can go here for that story: http://fb.me/1912NynNc
LIKE the video on youtube, and I could WIN!!!! WOOO!
You wonderful woman wow! How generous!
I named my blog after dreaming- I believe in it that much. To me, framing happens while wide awake too. Big dreams come true when you set your intention and make solid heart-based choices.
A break up with my true love happened in 1995. For three years it was just me and three cats. Felix, Jones & Casseopia. Lol
I knew he and I were right for each other but I wanted to grow up on my own. Three years after we magically met again when the time was right.
We’ve been together ever since.
But I knew then what I know now- and as Disney famously said, A dream is a wish your heart makes.
I went about my journey as per usual and the when the time was rigger reunited.
Dreams are about patience, and sticking to your values and beliefs.
We now share two beautiful children, two viable businesses, and two loving hearts.
I’m always telling people to never give up on their dreams. Because what may seem impossible to you is by no means impossible to the Universe.
Not even love- it could apply to any dream.
The trick is to want it with all your heart and soul.
Xo
Thank you soo much for the e-book Jamie and for your wonderful studio blog. I am ,I think, on the way to my dreams; I am a busy working mum with one child with autism which keeps me like the pinball that you described earlier in your podcast today. But reading all these inspiring comments of others dreams achieved and your positive encouragement I feel I moving closer to my creative dreams,so thank you.xx
Thank you for this story! I have recently decided to move to LA to pursue yoga teacher training and to follow my heart instead of a paycheck. In 10 months I will be officially done with my office job and on the road from Ohio to California. I’ve never been more scared, excited and happy about anything in my life before this!!!!
I wasn’t home for some time, didn’t check my blog list for two weeks and so I’m kinda late with responding but still: whoohoo!! So happy I’ve found it anyways. Thank you Jamie, you always know how to inspire me. :)
Oh, you beautiful dreamers, thank you for all these lovely comments, for sharing your dreams and your inspirations, for being a part of this community. May all of your dreams come true!
And it’s time for a draw for another winner. Melbee, you have won the scholarship to Sparkles. I’ll be in touch about how to get started!
One day, in 2003 I decided to seriously write what I really expected from the one I wanted to spend my life with. How I wanted to live this person, how this person would be. I wrote everything in a green journal.
In 2004, I’ve been physically attacked in Peru. After that, I felt “broken in 1000 pieces” inside. I needed to ground myself, get back to this place in me that is unsinkable. But 3 or 4 months after that, I felt I couldn’t do this alone. Of course, I went on therapy. But by “alone” I meant that I needed somebody respectful in my life. A loving man, even if it won’t be for all my life. I wished for a gift from Universe to help me going through this hard moment. (Universe, or any other sacred word, I’m not religious but very opened to C. G Jung’s point of view)
I met this man 1 month after this wish/prayer. I realized that despite everything, I was loved and supported way more that I could even imagining it…
We stayed together 9 months. He has been so helpful in a totally unconscious way. I felt really grateful for him to be with me. he was one of the men I’ve been able to freely cry in front of. I really needed this. He told me that he learnt a lot from me. We definitely met each other for a mutual exchange and a learning experience.
After 9 months, I knew we lived everything we had to live. After this relationship, I had a big awareness about what I wrote in my green journal. I realized that Universe knows exactly who suits me best, and that I trust It. Something really opened in my heart and I felt a shift in my energy. I remove the old journal love wishes and wrote on a new page my new awareness in 1 or 2 sentences. Then I closed it.
I wasn’t expecting anything, as I just broke up. But amazingly, somebody came in my life in a very VERY surprising way. He enterde in my life, he literally called me through a novel he wrote few months ago, without knowing at that time that he was talking about somebody real ! The mot crazy part was to see the cover of the novel he chose : it was eyes. They really look like mine ! lol
It was at the end of 2005, few days before my birthday. We’re still together. We have a child.
Love is possible, Love is everywhere, Even in dark moments. Dreams can come true.
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