I’m in the stage of parenting where my kids are teenagers and I’m trying to figure out what my life looks like aside from being a mother. I’ve let that title and responsibility become my only identity for the past 17 years. Do I have any dreams anymore? I’ve been in survival mode for so long that I feel like I have to relearn how to dream.
I guess I can say that I do dream about traveling with my husband while working remotely once our kids are adults. I already work remotely, and he is a teacher and has summers off. I think traveling for the summer and working from wherever we are is a real possibility. I don’t want this to be something I hoped we would do and never actually made happen.
If you really, really want it, you'll make it happen. If you don't make it happen, maybe you didn't really want it badly enough. Your choice. I find that the best way to figure that out is in your journal. And it isn't so hard to re-learn how to dream. Your journal can help you figure that one out, too. I was in survival mode for many, many years...but those dreams are always in there, somewhere. And it's never too late!
I’m in the stage of parenting where my kids are teenagers and I’m trying to figure out what my life looks like aside from being a mother. I’ve let that title and responsibility become my only identity for the past 17 years. Do I have any dreams anymore? I’ve been in survival mode for so long that I feel like I have to relearn how to dream.
I guess I can say that I do dream about traveling with my husband while working remotely once our kids are adults. I already work remotely, and he is a teacher and has summers off. I think traveling for the summer and working from wherever we are is a real possibility. I don’t want this to be something I hoped we would do and never actually made happen.
If you really, really want it, you'll make it happen. If you don't make it happen, maybe you didn't really want it badly enough. Your choice. I find that the best way to figure that out is in your journal. And it isn't so hard to re-learn how to dream. Your journal can help you figure that one out, too. I was in survival mode for many, many years...but those dreams are always in there, somewhere. And it's never too late!