Do you support or Roll your eyes?? (10)
battlebansheeWest Melbourne, USA3 Threads 107 PostsAs someone that follows her dreams as much as she can hope to, I was wondering if when you love someone (yes YOU) and your mate has "silly notions" such opening a business, running for office, becoming an actor...whatever the case may be, do you roll your eyes or pat their hand thinking "yeah right" OR do you support them? Do you tell them that you know they can do whatever they set their heart on doing and talk about it and mull over ideas and possibilities of it MAYBE happening?
Any idea or dream is important to the one it belongs to. Without Dreams what would we have to look forward to? Why would we even strive to better ourselves? We wouldn't, therefore without the support of our loved one we would have no need to better our relationship either! If they don't beleive we could be better than we are there is nothing left to do but prove them right! 
I'm having just a little trouble with this...and that's because i'm thinking as a mom and friend...
Dreams are wonderful indeed, and i support a persons right not only to dream but to aspire to those dreams...
but what if you don't view their "dreams" as being "realistic" or am i not in the place to tell someone what is "realistic" or not??
Dreams are wonderful indeed, and i support a persons right not only to dream but to aspire to those dreams...
but what if you don't view their "dreams" as being "realistic" or am i not in the place to tell someone what is "realistic" or not??
You are definately in the place to do that. That is what friends do, try and keep their friends feet on the ground. But someones mate has the opportunity to lift them into the sky and make them see that they can acheive those goals if they take the proper steps and don't get too lofty. It is a trade-off with hopefully a well rounded result.
Whether realistic or not, do we not need ANY dream neutured, even if not fulfilled? To desire, to reach? Not one of the ideas may be in the realm of reality for them in their lifetime, but do they not have the right to be encouraged? Encouraging someone over something that seems so trivial to us personally, might just make the other accomplish something small, but meaningful, to them at some point.
I guess my concern would be that the disappointment they MAY feel having not achieved their dreams would be devastating to them...
And again, I admit that i may be totally out of line to even be thinking that i know the right of it...this is difficult for me..because i do want my children to "dream", the "adult" in me begs for reality though...
And again, I admit that i may be totally out of line to even be thinking that i know the right of it...this is difficult for me..because i do want my children to "dream", the "adult" in me begs for reality though...
I agree to that too, to a point. In fact, I think I like your words better love. "the opportunity to lift them into the sky and make them see that they can acheive those goals if they take the proper steps". Well said!
If someone never supported you and you idea, whatever that idea or dream is, would you not eventually GIVE UP!?? We may want and even do, suggest its not possible...but why? maybe to them, IF they want it bad enough, IF they believe enough, it CAN come true. Who are we as friends, lovers, family, or a stranger...to tell ANYONE that they CANT or SHOULDNT?
Encourage, never discourage. Courage comes from the latin word cor, which means heart. To control fear we must lighten our hearts. So I would lighten burdons. So they can go beyond and above fearful situations. And live their dreams.
I always support and encourage as much as i can... that was the one thing my ex said after we broke up and still says... no matter what I was always very supportive...
to me that's what love is all about , supporting the others hopes and dreams
to me that's what love is all about , supporting the others hopes and dreams
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