June 2019

Creating The Foundation with Building Blocks

Remember when you were young sitting in the playroom at the doctor’s office stacking building blocks. Of course you wanted to build the highest tower without it falling. Then your brother or sister comes running over to you and halts right in front of it. The tower you just built begins to sway at the top and then bang, it all collapses just by his or her heavy breathing. Go figure right? I used to get so upset when my sister or cousin did that to me. But hey I gathered them all back up and started building again. I seem to repeat this step with some areas in my life.

Is it a trend?

Some would debate the issue, but as I have gotten older I have realized that it’s ok to start all over. We learn by making mistakes and it teaches us to keep trying until we feel safe, secure and satisfied with our plans. We all have to start somewhere and we all have to fail at some point. See this is what shows us what we are made of. Will it break me? The answer is No. Will it hurt me? The answer is Yes. A great example is when you are first learning to walk, but determined and persistent as you are, you learn to walk. Everytime you fell, sometimes right on your face cause you couldn’t work the hand in front of my face save yet, you still tried to get back up and try again. The trend in this case would be you only learned to crawl and that’s it. Walking involved more muscles and strength.

Gotta Learn to Crawl Before You Can Walk

Find A Spot to Lay Your Bricks

The key to a good foundation is making sure it’s level. How can my foundation be sturdy and strong if my first blocks are completely unlevel and shakey? That leaves much open for insects, rodents, cracks, water, you name it. My body, mind and soul are all part of my foundation. I have to be strong emotionally, physically and spiritually in order for me to pursue anything I put my mind too. I believe that our personal journey in life gets us balanced at the end. Of course the scale fluctuates on either side because I’m still learning and growing. The Journey is the best part and the most remembered.

Why Is A Leveled Structure Useful?

Being balanced helps us evolve. Everytime we rebuild or build from scratch we go back to the fundamentals that helped frame us. I used this technique when I went back to college as an older adult and earned my degree, when I purchased my first home, when I took my kids to Disney for the first time, when I got my first job and now Sheri’s Dream Catcher. Sure I have things to fix and improve upon both personally and professionally but it’s made me see all the wonderful things I can do and achieve.

Casa Grande National Monument Prehistoric Ruins
Arizona Trip 2017

Do you feel unbalanced with something in your life? Have you looked at your foundation? What do you need and want to fix?

Technical Difficulty With My Mind?

Having technical difficulty with my mind as I take on a new endeavor. Specifically, starting a new entrepreneur business on my own started to leave me feeling discouraged at first. However, the more I educate and train myself the more I am learning I never knew, I never knew.

Starting a new endeavor can leave you feeling technically lost at first.

For instance, I had decided to start my own blog this past summer. At first, I was so discouraged because their was a lot I needed to learn with starting a blog on the internet. In general, just starting my own blog whether it is for personal journal entries or a new business takes a lot of time to configure your own website. It was my own personal preference to creating my own website. Of course you can hire a professional to do it for you. However for me, that will just add to the start up cost.

Saving up for Rose Gold Dell XLP 9370 Laptop-working my way up from a smart phone to a blogging travel computer

Dell XPS 9370 Laptop, 13.3″ UHD (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge Touch Display, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8550U, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10, Rose Gold

How do I start my own blog website on a low budget?

I am not a professional blogger and I am just beginning my new endeavor so why would I just jump into putting a ton of money into something I don’t know works yet. On the other hand, it takes money to make money they say. However, if I am just beginning, I believe that over time and as my knowledge and experience grows, I will be able to add more features into my blogging website. Specifically, I really feel that if I am going to put my best foot forward with creating my own Brand, it is best that I learn how to create my own website. This is just a personal preference.

I first started taking videos and pictures for my blogging website with an android and then upgraded to the the Google Pixel 3

Google – Pixel 3 XL with 64GB Memory Cell Phone (Unlocked) – Just Black

Working with the technical difficulty of my mind.

Whenever I am contemplating an idea, I tend to talk to myself. For instance I said to myself, “the more I learn how to do on my own, the less money I will have to pay out of pocket down the road”. Again, this is personal preference. On the contrary, my sister likes to pay all the upfront costs and just get it over with so her website would be up and running in no time. As a result, this option allows her more time to just focus on creating and maintaining her brand. I recommend that an individual has the right to pick the option that is best for them and hopefully it won’t break the bank either.

Reflecting on technical difficulties with my mind

In the above photo I took, I was on an airplane on my way to Hawaii for the very first time in my life. Hawaii was a place I have always wanted to travel to since I was a kid. I worked really hard to make my dream come true. However, as I was sitting there pondering over and over again in my head, I started thinking and thinking. Specifically, I was reflecting on my life at that moment.

You might need some Sunglasses for your airplane ride, how about protecting them in a Dream Catcher hard shell case. Remember those dreams

Hard Shell Glasses Protective Case with Cleaning Cloth for Eyeglasses and Sunglasses – Dream Catcher Twigs Twine

Critical questions that I asked myself

Their has to be more?
What am I not doing that I could be doing?
What am I good at?
What are my skills?
What are my talents?
What do I enjoy doing?
Where do I see myself in 5 years or 10 years from now?
What is holding me back?

Committing to one direction or the other

It’s like having one foot in the sand and one foot in the water at the same time. To me this means that you are not fully in the water or fully on the warm sand with both feet or your whole body. A lot of times we go back and forth with our decisions. Specifically we ask ourselves, Do I do this? Do I not do this? What happens if I jump right into the water/project? What happens if I stay on the beach and not go into the water at all? Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! I believe it’s normal to have these conflicting thoughts with yourself. Sooner or later we need to commit to one direction or the other. This is something you need to figure out for yourself. No one knows you better than you.

Do you have trouble deciding what you want to do? Do you agree that you get stuck sometimes? Got to start somewhere! Why not start now?

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Why My Fascination with Dream Catchers

Why dream catchers — The Legend of the Dream Catcher

What is the purpose of a Dream Catcher?

Let’s start with the traditional meaning of what is a dream catcher and what does it mean to catch dreams? Specifically, the meaning of dream catchers comes from the Original Natives or in my knowledge Indigenous People of this land we call America.

In addition, each tribe or tribal nation have a different cultural meaning and they also have their own legend of the dream catcher’s purpose. Above all, it is believed that when you hang a dream catcher over your bed it will catch the bad dreams and let the good dreams pass thru.

Obviously for this purpose, bad dreams not knowing their way, are caught in the web and melt away in the first light of morning. In this case, the first light of morning represents the sun’s light.

Specifically, the sun’s light will burn away the bad dreams that are caught in the web. As a result of getting caught in the web, the bad dreams will be no more. Where as, the good dreams will slip thru the web and slide down the feathers. Finally, flowing down into the dreamer.

I’m a firm believer in following your dreams so let’s make sure they are good dreams

My fascination with dream catchers began at a young age. Specifically, I would and still do collect them from different places. Firstly, they came from Native American Indian Pow Wows. As well as, visits to Indian Reservations from Rhode Island, Connecticut, Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, Florida and Hawaii. Such as, the one in the picture above is made out of sticks and twigs. It was the first dream catcher I ever bought myself.

Needless to say, I was working with family tribal members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe at the International Indian Pow Wow in Connecticut on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation. Ultimately, this dream catcher caught my eye because it was different and it was made from nature. Additionally, over the years friends and family members would give them to me as gifts.

Catching Dreams is part of my fascination with dream catchers

I remember one day, I walked into the house and saw an orchid plant on the kitchen table along with a card nestled up against the pot. Clearly, I opened the card and started to read. At that specific moment my eyes began to fill up with water. At this point, I could feel the tears start to fall down my face. As I read, the words “my dream catcher, always catching dreams and making mine and everyone else’s dreams come true”, it took me a minute to take it all in. At an instant 40 years of my life flashed back and forth before my very soul.

Clearly, I love to help people catch their dreams and make them come true. Of course, their is no guarantee, but when someone let’s me help them, it is possible to make those dreams a reality. It should be noted that the big catcher is, you just don’t know when.

What does dream catching mean to me?

I have always believed in the legend of the dream catcher. Every dream I have ever wished has come true. Don’t get me wrong, I have put in a lot of sweat and tears to get to where I am today. It all started with a dream and a girl behind the dream.

Could you believe in the legend of the dream catcher? Would you believe in your dreams? Do you believe in yourself?

Envision Dream Yoga Pants — www.envision-dream.com

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A Dream You Want To Achieve In The Future

A dream you want to achieve in the future begins with the process of writing your own thoughts and ideas down onto a piece of paper. For instance, have you ever heard someone say “keep a journal next to your bed”? Well, I have plenty of times. What’s the reasoning behind it? Well, they say that if you journal about your dreams, you are more likely to turn those thoughts and ideas into a reality. Remember a dream is just a dream until you’ve given commitment to the vision you created in your mind. The execution of that dream becomes a goal to achieve once you put a date to it.

A dream to achieve — A Dream You Want to Achieve

Why Must We Create A Dream Plan?

For starters, you do not have to do anything. As a result of doing nothing, it means you have achieved nothing. Am I correct? As a matter of fact, most of the time I tend to use my vision to focus on the dreams I’ve envisioned for myself to achieve. By the same token, to continue to move forward with my dream process, I tend to ask myself questions. For example, “How am I going to achieve my dream?”

Evaluation of the current situation

Where am I at now?
Where do I see myself in anther 1, 3 or 5 years from now?
What resources do I have available to me now?
What can I do on my own?
What do I need assistance with?
Who can I learn from?
Who can I rely on?
How will I take my first step?

Research, Research, Research!!!

Indeed, you have started the process of your dream foundation. Another way to look at your foundation is to think of it as creating building blocks that will formulate your plan which is connected to your goal that links to the dream you want to achieve.

A Plan is only a plan similar to a dream is only a dream.

In order for the dream to materialize we must put forth “Action“. For instance, sitting in a dark room visualizing our dreams is only going to produce the visualizing. Not only is “Execution” vital to achieving our dreams but “Action” also is a key component to activating our dreams into a reality. For example, a football team doesn’t win by standing on the field waiting for the referee to scream touch down. Likewise, a basketball player doesn’t stand on the court holding the ball in his hands saying “did you see that shot I didn’t take”?

Always Try. If at first I don’t succeed, try, try again.

For this reason, I believe it is imperative to at least Try. As a consequence to our actions, it will either make or break us. Such as, not taking action will leave us at square one, just visualizing. The choice is yours really. You take the direction that is best for you, as it should be.

WATCH OUR FULL SIP N THINK CHAT DISCUSSION we had on January 28th BELOW with THE topic: Dream deadline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgzMdMk1yNk

Dreams don’t work, unless you do
John C. Maxwell

OUR NEXT SIP N THINK CHAT IS SCHEDULED FOR February 12, 2021. TOPIC: Undecided. YOU CAN JOIN US LIVE ON INSTAGRAM @SHERISDREAMCATCHER 8PM EST.

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Month: June 2019