January 3, 2011 3  Dream Good Dreams  By in Essay  photo from
kean kelly  If the world could be different in one way because
you lived, how would it be different?  I’ve asked a lot of
people this question lately, for two reasons. First, I think it
gets at the heart of who we are as individuals – our unique
visions for our lives and the world. Second, I didn’t know how I
would answer my own question. I was fishing for inspiration.  I
always tell people that their answer can be big or small, that
it doesn’t have to be the end-all be-all of answers (after all,
I’m usually ambushing them over coffee). And every answer I’ve
heard has been illuminating and inspiring.  For myself, though,
I’ve been trying to dig deep. I want to get down to my end-all
answer, my beliefs about who I am and my place in the world.  So
far, here’s what I’ve got: I would want people to dream good
dreams, and to pursue them more wholeheartedly.  Our dreams are
the stuff tomorrow is made from. Tell me the dreams of 1,000
passionate people a