Wide Awake

Our small group is getting back on a regular schedule after the summer being more relaxed. We're (re-)starting a book called "Wide Awake - The Future is Waiting Within You," by Erwin Raphael McManus. In the book he, "...encourages readers to dream wide awake — in other words, to live their dreams."

I'm looking forward to doing this book/study, maybe partly because I am a dreamer, but also to have something specific to do with the small group - to have to report back, to be held accountable for it. It's nice to get deeper in the heads of fellow small group members, to see what they'd like to see happen. It's comforting to know that other people have doubts and fears - I'm not the only one. But it's also a great feeling to know that I might be able to help them reach their dreams! You aren't so good at editing a resume? Guess what, I AM! You have a cool house that just needs a little bit of work? Guess what, James does that stuff!

Back to the dreams thing - I have a tendency to come up with big, cool ideas... and most of the time just let them go, because they're too big, too much, too crazy, too far out of reach, etc. And most of them are. But right now, I'm thinking - why not us? Someone is gonna do it... why does it always have to be someone else? Why not us?

Hrm...

~XOXO~