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Sunday, April 6, 2008

No Coincidences

"Get out of my room," I yell over and over, but the large thing does not move. Eventually, she jumps out the window. I quickly run out of bed and gaze as the cow slowly gallops through a large green meadow and fades into the woods. At that moment, I awake as I had several times before without ever understanding my dream. I must have had this dream at least 3 or 4 times when I was young, and it was always the same. I awake and there is a cow in my room, but it is not my room; it is a small cabin somewhere I do not recognize, and there at the foot of my bed is a black and white cow like the ones in the milk commercials.

Ten years later, I discovered the essence of my recurring dream. On a whim and after having just bought our first home, my husband and I were invited to visit the Smoky Mountains. Of course, I wanted to go and so we set off on a journey that would change my life forever. I will not bore you with details of that trip, except to say it was magical for me. We returned many times to the Appalachian Mountains after that staying in a different town, hiking a different trail and traveling new roads. Every time we returned home to Florida, my mind raced with ideas and wishes. The rivers and streams that ran through valleys and emptied into the lakes, the snowy peaks, the orange glowing hills and even the sunsets left me breathless and wanting more.

I believe in dreaming and visualizing the things I want. As a young girl I daydreamed, and as a young adult I wrote lists or created vision boards (see Tim Ralston's Official Vision Board Blog) When the time came to plan for a vacation and future retirement home, the decision was easy. I wanted to live near the Smoky Mountains or Blue Ridge Mountains anywhere as long as I lived near the mountains. So, I prepared a list of requirements and specifications for my realtor at that time. I had a clear picture in my mind of how my dream home in the mountains would look and feel. However, my realtor at the time was one of those "I can't...I don't think it is possible" kind of person. She had read my list and claimed that I wanted too much for such a limited budget. On my list I included, among others things, long range views, easy access, lots of land and the genuine desire for a baseball field for my sons. I could just see her in my mind when she received my list. A baseball field? She must be dreaming? Well, I was dreaming and I had been most of my life.

After two years of casual searching on our own this time, we stumbled on a piece of property without much expectation. As my husband and I drove down the gravel road, accompanied by Bill the sales agent, I immediately noticed the long easy road lined with Christmas trees. And they were real. Wow...and then I saw the laurels on the other side of the gravel road. The property faced west with long range and short range majestic views, a creek at the bottom, complete privacy and more amenities than I thought possible. The most remarkable part, you may find hard to believe, was when Bill pointed to an open field, a little less than an acre and said, "by the way that flat piece would be yours too. " To every one's surprise, but mine of course, this place had a "baseball field" the one I had been told countless times would be impossible up in the mountains and with my budget. And there it was right in front of us. To make matters creepier, I cannot forget my husband's reaction when he asked Bill, "Is that Grandfather Mountain over there?" My husband's jaw dropped when Bill said "yes." Needless to say, my husband was hooked. He needed no further sales pitch, and he was ready "to sign and drive. " I, on the other hand, needed to "keep looking." Can you believe that? I found my "Field of Dreams" a place where we could ride horses, watch the sunset from our back porch and play baseball on our own field. What could be better? Well, three days later, we came back and signed on the dotted line. There are no coincidences in life. I had seen this place so many times before in my dreams, the ones I had while I slept and the ones I craved when I was awake.

And so, do I believe that if you build build it, they will come? Of course I do. Anything is possible. I will not allow others to dictate my path or my journey or limit my life. If I had listened to every one who said, "no," "can't" or "impossible," I would have accomplished very little in my life. In the end, I may have never found my "Piece of Heaven."



Our views to the west...............

15 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your field of dreams. You're right anything is possible if you just believe.

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  2. It was meant to be!Great story and I don't believe there are any coincidences ever. everything happens for a reason!

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  3. It is the dreams that I can remember in vivid detail after waking-up that have had significance for me.

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  4. This is a great story, and I am happy for you. I hope you enjoy your retirement with your family. This semester I am taking a Psychology class, and I did my board wishes. Thus, I visualize in my future to find the house of my dreams in Ashesville, North Carolina, like you visualized at one point.

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  5. Our big brain is under our little, focussed, conscious one -- there time and space are much flimsier. The veil there is thin, and when we think with that brain--usually when we dream-- we see past and future at the same time. Just my opinion. James Hillman in "The Soul's Code" says we are born with our fate imprinted deeply in us, like an acorn holds the entire future of the tree it is to become. So past is always prolouge. Great post.

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  6. Your views are breathtaking! I think hours could be spent gazing at those spectacular mountain ranges!
    ..Our dreams of life is what propels us forward and keeps us focused on our goals. Nothing is unattainable..we need only to (seek) and reach for it. Great Post!

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  7. Beautiful post, I love the part about not letting others detour or derail us from our dreams. That is SO crucial even if we stand alone. Trusting our heart even when all around us may be saying "nay" takes courage and yet is ABSOLUTELY worth it. Good for you. : ) ...but then I kind of think that's just who you already are and have always been. :) : )

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  8. The view is absolutely gorgeous...and so is your attitude of pursuing your dreams!

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  9. So happy that you've found your dream place! I have found so many dream places and have been grateful for them all.

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  10. Beautiful example of how we create our own reality!

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  11. I also believe in the power of dreaming and visualizing the things you want. Sometimes you may just get what you are meant to have. Sometimes that dream is a hard road to travel.
    I always have a photo of what my next dream is. Right now it is a small log cabin with a rock basement.
    Your mountain home sounds wonderful. I can understand why you call it home.
    Good story!

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  12. I've generally been dubious about "coincidences," myself.

    Thanks for the post.

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  13. Namaste' oh fearless teaching one! I had to laugh out loud and I am sure my eyes opened reading this blog too. All those years you simply *KNEW* and when you came to it, it certainly made it's presence known and came to you. Wonderful!! You *believed*. I will have to tell my own story, actually it is fairly similar to your own in how I wound up with my current home in the woods, but lets just say I always knew and believed ;0) too.

    metta

    sky

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  14. P.S, Thank you for the amazing pic of the smokey mountains too. I have only ever heard about them in song :0) .

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