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Hello #ChangeMakers,
When’s the last time you wished for something, truly wished for something with your whole heart and without regard for whether your wish could bring it any closer to reality?
Lately, I’ve been thinking quite a lot about the importance of wishes. When I was younger – probably somewhere around your age – my wishes gave me the motivation to push through some pretty hard times. Honestly, sometimes, they felt like the most important thing that I had.
When I was a struggling and scared single mom, I had my wishes. And when I came home to find that my lights had been turned off because I couldn’t afford to pay the bill, I still had my wishes, even if I made them in the dark. Any chance to make a wish, and I was all over it! It’s 11:11, make a wish. One of my eyelashes had fallen on my cheek, take it between thumb and forefinger and make a wish. Blowing out birthday candles, make a wish. First star appears in the sky, make a wish. You name it, I was using it as a reason to make a wish.
Those wishes kept me going. They helped me set my sights on achieving goals and believing that there was a little bit of magic out there in the universe that was going to help make them a reality.
So, even though I’m 53 years old now, I’m going to spend some time this Labor Day weekend thinking hard about what I still wish for and set my sights on making sure those wishes come true. I’m going to think about all those men and women for whom Labor Day was named – the folks of the labor movement whose social and economic achievements we celebrate. Because of them, I have the luxury of wishing for better and knowing that my hopes for a better tomorrow can be realized.
What do you wish for, #ChangeMakers? I hope you’ll spend some time this weekend thinking about that, too. And remember, as long as you're wishing for something for yourself, make it good! Make it big! I have faith that you’ll work hard, and, accompanied by a little bit of magic from the universe, your wishes will come true.
xo,
- Wendy
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