Thriving In Midlife: Living Beyond Mediocre
Thriving In Midlife: Living Beyond Mediocre
Cheryl Beck Esch
Dream Big: How to Reignite Those Lost Dreams
23 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2021 at 1:00 am.
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Do you feel stuck and can't remember the last time you dreamed of something exciting in your life? Often our dream ability, or dream muscle as I call it,  isn't allowed to be practiced as many of life's responsibilities and expectations crowd out these life dreams. We as women feel the obligation to be the mother, raise our kids, be the wife, friend, sister, good employee or caregiver, yet forget our true selves in the process.

What did you want to be when you grew up? What were you like at approximately age 7?
Try to remember yourself as that child. She is still inside each of us. What did you enjoy doing? What made you happy?

Dream outrageous dreams and brainstorm EVERYTHING you have ever wanted or desire to do and write it down on paper. Take at least 10 minutes to fill up a page or 2.
Then look at your list and categorize into areas such as: SKILLS, TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, COMMUNITY, MISC
Once everything from your big list has been re-written onto a separate page within a designated category, pick ONE in each category you can do NOW. Or at least plan to do VERY SOON.
Life is too short for would've, could've and should've. A life worth living is one without regrets.
Don't be like those on their deathbed having regrets.
Read: "The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying" by Bonnie Ware

RESOURCES:
"The Artist Way" by Julia Cameron
"Designing Your Life" by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
"The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want and Change the World" by Chris Guillebeau