Happy Birthday

Today The Dreaming Cafe is one-year-old.

The Dreaming Cafe started out as a free WordPress.com blog on Monday, February 23, 2009.

My first post was called “What is The Dreaming Cafe?” If you are curious, it is still a public post and you can read it here: http://thedreamingcafe.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/what-is-the-dreaming-cafe/

A year later and my vision and mission remain, although much clearer, like a picture coming into focus.

I know I am on the right path.

I know The Dreaming Cafe is headed in the right direction.

My mission is to use the written word to share stories, ideas, and resources in ways that inspire, motivate, inform and empower others to embrace their own creative journey to self discovery.

Self-knowledge, self-care, self-expression and self-employment are all topics The Dreaming Cafe explores.

It sounds selfish, but it’s not.

To be the change you want to see in the world, you must first know who you are and what you want. Peace, love, change…they all flow from the inside out.

The Dreaming Cafe is a safe place to start.

The Dreaming Cafe is about…

Exploring who we are now and who we can become in the future.

Embracing the moment, while dreaming of better tomorrow.

Taking responsibility for ourselves, our hopes, our fears and our dreams.

Moving forward despite our fears, self doubt and insecurities.

Putting one foot in front of the other, and taking one step at a time.

Leaning into the vision we hold for ourselves, our family, our community and our world.

Exploring from the inside out and discovering who we are and why we are here.

Dreaming, learning, exploring, creating and taking action.

Leading by example in both word and in deed.

Kindness and compassion.

Love and peace.

Hope and inspiration.

And, using the written word to communicate, to teach, to share, and to help heal the world, one word, one idea, one person at a time.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for hanging out with me over the last year and making this one of the most rewarding adventures of my life.