Hopes & Dreams

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Hopes and dreams are a normal part of a healthy personal development. It is natural to have a sense of something you want to happen or someone you want to become. We often start these dreams in childhood. They change shape and come and go as we grow into adult life, dreams about relationships, career, education, our relationship with God, and so much more.

But often these dreams get damaged or even broken – suddenly or gradually we recognize that they are going to be unachievable and they slip away. And we have to cope with that loss. And decide whether we dare continue to dream again. This audio is recorded at the end of a year (2020) which has seen many dreams lost. Perhaps the hopes we carried at the beginning of the year look further away now.

We will be looking at healthy hopes and dreams – what do they look and feel like? Its important that we can recognize the healthy and welcome more in due course. But we also pause to reflect on what has happened to our dreams, and how we respond to lost dreams, or perhaps even to not being able to dream. And we consider what to do when we feel encouraged to creating new dreams (resolutions) and haven’t yet grown the capacity to do so.

Track #1: Introductions

Track #2: The December transition

Track #3: Carrying hopes and dreams healthily

Track #4: What happened to your dreams?

Track #5: Broken dreams

Track #6: What if you have never been able to dream?

Track #7: New year resolutions after a challenging year?