What Do Your Heart and Soul Long For??

"Most of the stuff I say is true because I saw it in a dream & I don't have the presence of mind to make up lies when I'm asleep." ~Unknown

This is such significant time of the year. Whether you are Christian or not, at least in the United States and other significantly Christian countries, people have been on a seemingly endless path of scurrying and making preparations for the Christmas season. There is a lot of ritual and rigmarole around the outer aspects of this holiday: decorating Christmas trees, fixing the perfect meal, getting the gift just right for others…. And yet, being the introspective extrovert I am, I can’t help wondering if people have actually taken the time to check-in and ask themselves what it is they really want or are trying to achieve.

If you were able to, or even better, allowed yourself, to obtain, achieve or reach for something specific for this coming year, what would it be? What are your dreams? What specific dream would cause you the most fulfillment? How would it impact your life? How would it impact the lives of those around you? What type of impact might it make in the overall general welfare of the world?

Would it be something tangible, a car or a new home? Or maybe to have all of your bills paid off? Or perhaps to be able to go away on an exotic vacation? To me, with all due respect, these are very external ways of trying to achieve something much deeper. A car and a home could represent status, security or respect. Then again, to someone who is unemployed, they could represent a way to feed, house and shelter a family. Having your bills paid could mean freedom, stress reduction or security. The vacation could be a status symbol or a year in the Peace Corp. There are probably thousands of possibilities.

If I was able to achieve anything this year…. Hmmmm, there are a few things I long for with all my Heart and Soul. I see them as incredibly interrelated, although I’m convinced most people wouldn’t. What I mean is that if I were able to achieve one, the other would also undoubtedly be impacted and soon the pieces to both would fall into place.

OK, my Heart and Soul’s most significant wish would be to be able to continue The Optimystic Ride, which has become, for me, a way of life, a faith filled belief system, a vision, a dream of service and inspiration… without my chariot!!! I literally dream of that day. My dear friends know and have heard stories about myself or others dreaming that I was doing cartwheels or dancing. Earlier this year, I blogged about returning from a trip, (see June’s Airport Dream) and discovering I didn’t need my wheelchair.

HOLY....as I was writing, I figured out HOW and WHY that dream and this Heartfelt desire are totally connected!! Stay tuned for further developments but I am utterly convinced that this coming year IS the year you will see me out of this wheelchair and with an unbridled freedom of Spirit. This is going to be a year of Boundless Transformation on soooo many levels. I give gratitude that you are joining me here to share in these transformational discoveries!!

In the meantime, I’ll say that the sensation in both my hands and my feet seems to have increased incredibly. I went shoe shopping this week. Different types of sensations can, at times, depending on what it is, be completely overwhelming!! It is a very far cry from barely being able to feel my feet at all.

I take this opportunity to wish you, your families, friends, relatives, neighbors, customers, clients and social networking ‘friends’ a glorious, Joy filled, Peace filled, Loving, Happy Christmas holiday. To all my Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Ba’hi, Shinto, Native American, Native African, Jainist, Zorastrian, Sikh and anyone else I missed, friends I wish you a glorious, Joy filled, Peace filled, Loving, Happy end of the year!!!

BLESSINGS BEYOND BORDERS©,


Gina Villa-Grimsby