january 3rd, 2012 – dreams.

{3/365 – dreams}

first of all, nobody called me out on the fact that i put january 2nd, 2011 for yesterday’s blog title. oh well.

today was a special day. today darren criss debuted on broadway.  and so i’ve got a lot of emotions inside of me, because someone’s dreams are coming true, and their dream coming true was in the ny times.

since october i’ve done a lot of thinking about dreams. i don’t really know if i have any, which is a sad truth. every time i think “that would make an excellent dream,” i get overwhelmed by the dream-iness of it and want to scale it down, to bring it back within reach. but today i’ve had a fresh air of clarity around me, as i’ve walked around thinking “darren criss is probably freaking out right now,” or “i bet darren criss’s parents are so nervous for him,” or “is he seeing all of these tweets? he is so adored.” and i realized that dreams are big. “dream big” is a false idea, because if dreams are not big then they are not dreams; they are goals.

tonight i saw all of the pictures and stories of his opening night. and i am so excited for him. and for us, and the world. because right now all around the world people are declaring dreams and people are realizing dreams. some are in the form of a marriage proposal or a new car or finishing a marathon, and some are doing a little song and dance in front of a sold out crowd. but they’re happening. and we’d all better jump on board before we are 60 and wishing we’d spent our lives dreaming instead of drowning.

what are your dreams?