Lazy Sunday: What's Your Dream?

My wife and I are big fans of the movie Pretty Woman.  At the end of the movie, there's a street person who walks through the frame:

Welcome to Hollywood! What's your dream? Everybody comes here; this is Hollywood, land of dreams. Some dreams come true, some don't; but keep on dreamin' - this is Hollywood. Always time to dream, so keep on dreamin'.

Dreams are a large part of what makes us tick as human beings.  Neuroscientists say that our ability to pre-visualize outcomes is enabled by our complex cortical structure (read Jeff Hawkin's On Intelligence for a great, readable take on our brains).  

Wine country is the land of dreams, too.  I was talking to a guy last night who is growing Cabernet Sauvignon on some leased acreage in Kenwood and dreams of making a $20 bottle of Cab that he would like to drink.  Maybe his dream will come true.  

And then, of course, he'll raise the price to $75.

But, the important thing is to have a dream.  Seth Godin phrases it very nicely in Ruby Slippers.  Read it with your Sunday morning repast, and then take some quiet time to articulate your dream.

(What's your dream?  Leave a comment.)

Comments

[Elaine]

Out of the whole Pretty Women film I can honestly say that the quote you mentioned above is one of the most memorable moments in the Pretty Women film. I stumbled upon your blog this evening and have been reading your posts for the last 20 minutes - your contribution is great. I have just finished a dream dictionary in memory of my late Aunt Flo and I was surfing Google for Jeff Hawkin's and then came across your blog. As I am sure you know Joan of Arc had a dream that she was destined to save France. This, along with visionary daydreams provided her with ingenious schemes which convinced the dauphinthat she was capable of accomplishing the war. In addition, Napoleon used his dreams to plan his military campaigns. Therefore, the dreams we sometimes dream at night have a reflection upon our true dreams of destiny - like Dorothy and the ruby slippers.

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