What do you see # 357- 7 September, 2026
Follow That Dream
There it was,
standing at the side of the road
as though the universe had finally grown tired
of dropping subtle hints.
FOLLOW THAT DREAM.
She stopped her bicycle and stared.
“Easy for you to say,” she muttered.
“Dreams don’t exactly come with directions.”
So she continued down the road,
still wondering whether dreams were something
you chased
or something that eventually found you.
A little farther on, she heard paws racing behind her.
She turned.
A dog came bounding towards her,
carrying a bunch of wildflowers in its mouth,
tail wagging furiously as if it had been given
the most important assignment in the world.
She laughed and crouched down.
“Well, hello. What have you got there?”
The dog carefully placed the flowers at her feet,
then looked up at her expectantly.
No address.
No card.
No explanation.
Just flowers.
She looked back towards the road she had travelled,
then ahead towards the one she hadn’t.
Perhaps that was the problem.
She had been waiting for a map.
Maybe dreams didn’t come with maps.
Maybe sometimes they came with a sign,
a bicycle,
a ridiculous flower-delivery dog…
and the courage to keep going.
She picked up the flowers and smiled.
“Okay, Universe. I get the message.”
The dog barked once.
Apparently, the Universe wanted confirmation.
Follow that dream.
Even when you don’t know where it leads.
Especially then. 💜
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