I think the Randy Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams because I wrote them down and took steps to achieve those dreams. Pausch said of a picture of himself, “there I actually have a picture of me dreaming. I did that a lot.” By focusing on what was important to him, he was able to achieve his dreams.
* Do you feel that dreaming is important? Why or why not?
I think that dreaming is important. I also think that taking action is important. You need to dream and have aspirations. If you don’t dream you won’t know what you really want. Pasch’s dreams are very different. Zero gravity experience, NFL player, writing an article for the World Book encyclopedia, and a Disney Imagineer. These seem like 4 different career possibilities. Pasch wanted to accomplish a lot of things and was able to because it was a priority. Making dreams or wants and desires a priority will keep us learning and growing through out our lives.
*Discuss at least one of your childhood dreams. Explain why you believe you can or cannot achieve this dream.
I have pondered about what my childhood dreams were. I could not come up with any dreams that I had. I thought long and hard, even asking my older brother and sister. Not surprising, they could only come up with the same thing that I did. I was not the typical child who wanted to be a doctor, nurse, lawyer, or teacher. All I wanted was to be a Mom. I played house all the time and was always the mother. I mothered all our family pets. When my mother had another baby, when I was 8, I mothered her as well. I remember going to the babysitters’ house after school and before doing anything else, I would check her diaper and make sure she was fed. Then I was free to play with others and have a snack. I have achieved this dream. I have five children whom I love more than anything in this life. I currently have three amazing grandchildren who light up my world. These people make my life complete. I often look at them in amazement and say to my husband, “Can you believe we created these people?” Amazing!
