Stories Collected While Living in France

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Planting a Seed of Desire for a Dream to Come True

 

plant your desires to grow true

 

Honor your desire by planting a seed of it somewhere. Help it to take root by a small symbolic gesture, in a simple act, by writing your desire on a stone and tossing it in a river, by writing a word a day to yourself and putting it under your pillow.

 

follow your dreams

 

 

Follow your heart by dancing at midnight under the moon.

 

 

planting one's dreams

 

Giving yourself permission to not be perfect… or draw an ink tattoo on yourself of the image of your desire… create a collage on your bathroom mirror… make vegetable monsters to conquer your fear… put love letters to yourself in the mail…

 

 

write your dreams true

 

 

Every-time you see that which you long for, say your name out loud. If you long for it to be true then plant your longing in your heart's garden and water it regularly with symbolic gesture.         

 

Photos I took inside the Orsay years ago.

 

Comments

18 responses to “Planting a Seed of Desire for a Dream to Come True”

  1. Jean(ne) in MN

    I really like your musing posts like this. They make me think and touch my heart. Thank you, Corey.

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  2. Mdm Tortoise

    straight from the heart, as always and so beautifully articulated, Corey.
    xx

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  3. Linda

    Lovely thoughts! Especially timely as I am considering some new dreams. After all, so much has already come true! Makes me wonder what your dream might be. It will be.

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  4. Marilyn

    I am going to do that. I will make a collage with my desire. Thanks! I absolutely love the Orsay too! It must be on the collage, which will have an airplane as the centerpiece.

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  5. martina

    That was very beautiful and uplifting.

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  6. Rhonda

    VERY uplifting and given the state of our world, much needed.

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  7. Kathie

    Yesterday I began work translating the first page of the next novel I’m doing. That counts as “planting a seed” in my, um, book 😉

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  8. Debra

    Being in France again. I will head your suggestions, thank you. Love this

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  9. Shelley Noble

    What a lovely list, Corey!

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  10. Liz

    I could not but click from that email line when I saw your post alert drop in. What timing Corey! I woke early today to get on the computer to jot down my new enterprise idea before it vanished with the hubble bubble of another busy Saturday. So true – capture that idea, flash of inspiration in a gesture (must do something more poetic than sit at the terminal though). Then ensure you nurture it – sometimes harder to do than say, but your simple musing encourages me beyond belief! Have a good weekend Corey and dream on!

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  11. Shannon Marie

    I’m SO excited to put these into practice. I’ve never been SO Excited!! 🙂 It’s time to invest in my dreams in the smallest ways, in the most mysterious ways, and stop waiting for more money, more time, more energy, more experience, more anything.

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  12. charland

    I love the long ago photos and even more the words written today. Marvelous ideas and thoughts. Such a flow to enrich ones self. Thank you.

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  13. KAMFreeman

    Your post today went right tto the heart of me. When you pen thoughts in free verse, from your heart, they always fly through the air straight to me…and bring much insight and delight to me. Merci

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  14. Andrea

    What a good post. I’ve been working on giving myself permission not to feel like I have to be perfect. I tried not to worry about things not within my control. Et voila, we are on one of three AirFrance flights still on the schedule! D’Orsay, here we come.

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  15. ana

    I used to know what my heart desired. I used to feel passionate. Now I am afraid that maybe I do not know what my heart desires because I compromised for so long. France is in my heart and soul but my brain questions whether I know what’s best for me. Money, the lack of,has held me back, it still does. I don’t know what to wish for but I know what I don’t want. I suppose my word would be Help.

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  16. g

    I read this while the window men were here-and couldn’t wait to comment when I was alone-this is one of my most favorite posts and I believe every word and suggested action to be true!

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  17. carol

    Thank you for another post full of hope straight from your heart. How do you speak of what is in our hearts so well? This made me feel so happy.

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  18. M

    Ana,I know how it feels!
    Focus on small steps,little everyday pleasures,enjoy what you do.Do what you love!
    The answer will come to you!Money will come, too!
    I know!:)

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