Walking down the hall in my temporary hotel quarters in my hometown, a discarded star on the carpet caught the light and my attention. It’s been there for at least several weeks, resisting suitcase wheels, footfalls, vacuuming. Every day I’d notice it as I went to my rooms.
As I write, it’s still there. See?
And then, I saw a second one!
I couldn’t help but think of the stars as someone’s dreams, dreams that resisted all attempts to make them smaller or even kill them, entirely. Those dreams just wouldn’t give up, just as these stars aren’t giving up the ghost.
Dreams die hard.
Sometimes, dreams lie dormant for a while, until the light catches them and just like that, they are revived.
Later in the month I went down another hallway and saw even MORE stars scattered on that carpeting, so many….a trail of stars, a pathway to someone’s dreams…maybe mine.
I took it as a sign that we should never give up on our dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem. They may seem difficult, but perhaps they are more resilient than we think.
As are we.
This was a perfect reminder to me today. Thank you!
Yes, at the time these appeared they were perfect for me, too! I am so glad they served you so well, too.
Life is full of signs we just have to listen. You’ve always been an excellent listener. You’ve taught me to pay more attention.
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Aww. You are so sweet to say!
So lovely. Leave it to an eagle-eyed writer to find something beautiful in a motel carpet.
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I just wondered why it stuck there so long And then to find so many others on a different hall–I knew there was a story there.
Ohmyword, yes! Cling to those dreams! Love the analogy!
yes and those stars were amazing to see!
Stars!! Love them. Today there are snowflakes falling from the Chicago sky. Too soon too soon. I’m just not ready.
Snow is coming tonight. Flurries. A long time for us!
I have a dream…but I have put it on a shelf. Not sure how to get it down and do it. I’ve struggled for years with that one dream
Sometime all you need is someone to give you a little hand.
I love your posts