Day 11 - The gift of a dream

When I was little, a trusted family member told me that I couldn't sing. I was bummed to hear the news and even though the cassette recorder said otherwise, I chose to believe him. I moved forward with Piano lessons, became one of the best piano players my teacher had and didn't sing until I became a Girl Scout Leader. Unfortunately, I started singing by default. None of the moms wanted to teach our girls scouts how to sing the Brownie Smile Song..so guess who had to teach it to the girls. Yeah, me! So...there I went. Me and my "bad" voice. As the parents watched, I didn't see the same reactions as Simon, Paula and Randy when they have a really bad contestant on American Idol. In fact, no one started cracking up, making faces or covering their ears (because there is a way to do this very discreetly without making a scene). It was then that I began to think the what if...what if the trusted family member would have said something positive or encouraging? What if? The problem with what if is that it's always the what if. You never get a chance to figure out the what if..you don't get to dream the possibility because you never know what could have been with that what if. Some people go their entire lives chasing the what if, being miserable and sad about that what if. So..for my RAK, I decided to give the gift of a dream. The gift of you can do it and the gift of why not! Three gifts all tucked into one. A mom called me and I told her she could do it. She could move to a new place with her family and survive. Another mom called me about starting school..and I told her why not, go for it! And when my daughter asked me if she had a great singing voice..I told her that it was awesome to me..and that with singing lessons, she could be great! She walked up the stairs singing Ain't No Mountain High Enough. A song that her 2nd grade teacher taught everyone in the class to sing. Until tomorrow, offer the best RAK ever..the gift of a dream, the gift of hope and the gift of yes, you can!