Day Dreamer

I have always been a master at creating a world inside my head to which I could escape into at any given moment. A day dreamer is what most people would call me, and I guess that could be a correct statement. Though sometimes we use that term as if its purpose stands upon shakey, unreliable foundation. As if the person's desire to be somewhere else is based on the feeling of discontentment or being unhappy with where they are in the moment. This couldn't be farther than the truth even though this has come in handy for the moments in my life where I needed some kind of escapism from the pain that life has presented. The truth is, to day dream or to just have the audacity to dream is an art piece that sometimes never get to be seen.

I've had the opportunity to sit under great storytellers in my life. I've been engrossed in their words, made to believe by the shift in their eyes, and captivated by the rawness of their speech. I've stood in front of meticulously crafted paintings that provoked thoughts of vulnerability, instilling questions of the world around me, and heart wrenching desire to know myself better. I've listen to music where the words seem to create a deep enough crevice for me to bath in and soak in the memories

What if there is was never a "day dreamer?" What if Mozart never composed a songs? Leonardo Da Vinci never picked up a paint brush? What if Dolly Parton never went to Nashville?! (Just for good measure there.) The point is, these people day dreamed not because they were unhappy fully with their life, but because they were meant to be more.

I'm not saying that a day dreamer is someone who is famous, who goes down in history for changing the world. What I am saying is, a day dreamer enhances the world around them. It's a desire to live a life with sharpness, an enhancement the moments that have been distilled by the bogginess of going through the motions.

There are times when I simply go through life's motions whether it is spiritually speaking or moments when I don't feel like creating anything. There are seasons for everything and one thing I do have to remind myself is that I don't have to accomplish everything. The biggest things for me is to ask, "Why?"..... and sometimes I don't have a straight answer until after I choose to do it or not.

Life is fast, short, full of hardship, worry, laughter, happiness, and so much more. Do I really want to go through life without experiencing it fully? No, at least not for me, so balance is key here. Making sure not build walls around the act of creating and constantly craving, and making sure I choose not to create or gain momentum, but to live in the mundane everyday life. In the end, I don't think I will reflect on all the projects that I accomplished, at least I hope I don’t. I hope I will look back and see all the beautiful, mundane, intimate, emotional moments in my life and be able to see that reflected in my crafts. After all, is that what art is? A reflection of the world around us?

We are free to day dream, to create, to feel, and to connect, so why not do it. Do it for the generations to come, show your life in its full beauty, leave a legacy. Your life is worth telling.