~ Not Just Any Ole Ordinary Dream ~

Last night I had a dream I was power walking somewhere in Tennessee in a pretty place like a nature trail or park (not in a sweat stinky gym like the photo above) but more like the photo below. Aah!!!

I happened upon a beautiful and enticing steep hillside that had a footpath to the top where obviously many had journeyed before.

The photo below is not the view from my dream. It is however the view from Mount Sinai where I know I have journeyed from my own spiritual Egypt toward my Promised Land. I'll take the hillside in my dream anyday over this mountain.

 I stopped and considered the climb and thought better of it as I didn't have the faith I could do it. (Did I admit that out loud?) I also felt the taste of fear in my heart even as I contemplated the idea. (Early morning confessions are good for the soul) UNTIL, in my dream, three women, which appeared to be 3 generations of a family, Grandmother, Daughter & young adult granddaughter, all came up behind me and never gave that hill a 2nd thought as they took right to it. Their shouts of glee at the site that greeted their arrival to the top were enough to get the best of my curiosity and all of a sudden I mustered up my Kentucky Mountain Girl Courage, and said, "If Granny can do it, I can do it"!

So, I did it! I took that hillside which was rugged, rocky, mossy covered, slippery at times, and a workout on both my upper and lower body and I just kept hearing the voice of my best friend, Jack, telling me, "You got this"! "This is nothing for you"! He was right! I MADE IT TO THE TOP!!!!

And when I did, I was SO AWED and WOWED by what I saw. Look below at what I would have missed if I hadn't overcome my fears and pushed myself to do more than what I thought I could do.

I have searched online this morning to find examples of the views in my dream and I found it! Not only is the place I dreamed about actually a REAL PLACE that I never knew even existed until my dream, but it is within 15 miles from my home. HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS! Unbelievable!I believe I had a God-given dream. WOW! Look at this AWESOME place!!!

There is actually a better footpath to take to it than the one in my dream. Shewee! Thank God! See, when I overcame my fears, I found out the thing I feared wasn't as bad as my fears had made it out to be! Below is the actual photos of the path to jackson Falls.It is a great pathway BUT it is A 900 FT. STEEP CLIMB!

I did it in my dream and I believe I can realize that dream and LIVE IT!   DO IT!  Not just Dream It!

900 ft. CLIMB, People! 900 ft. For some that's nothing! For me? IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL!

But, I'm going for it! Whole Heart and Happy About It! So, plans are already underway this morning to scale the trail to Jackson Falls as soon as we have another pretty weekend. This weekend I'll be out of town. So, hopefullly next weekend my friends and I can LIVE MY DREAM. Will keep you posted! It might not be easy, but WITH FAITH I'LL DO IT!

What's YOUR dream?
Dare to Live Out Your Dream With Me?
If I Can Do It, YOU CAN DO IT!

Oh, by the way, Ever since I woke up and said to a couple of friends, "I Had A Dream"... I can't stop singing that great song by some other great Tennesse but former Kentucky Girls, THE JUDDS, "Had A Dream"... Now that song will be in my head all day! (Click on the link & listen to The Judds)

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Wonder if I could get Wynonna to walk this trail with me! ~ "Had A Dream"..... Not Just Any Ole Ordinary Dream!

Then again, I'm Not Just Any Ole Ordinary Dreamer!

Blessings, HUGS, Love & Sweet Dreams,
Tina Maria