I am a dreamer. I am a dreamer who is living her dream. I am a dreamer with fears and doubts; who faces obstacles. Even in the darkest times of my life a part of me has always clung to my dreams and held out hope as a little light grew into a radiant desire to be fully myself.
I was stunned and deeply touched when I found out that as part of my gift for my thirtieth birthday some of my family started a special savings account for me titled "Trust in my future." It was a sign of their faith in me to follow my path and bolstered my already growing confidence that the best choice I can make for my future and happiness is to allow myself the live the full expression of who I am.
Around this same time I happened to hear from a friend of mine, Brian Larrabee, who co founded a California Non-Profit organization called Playground of Dreams. POD works with Los Angeles area children to help them live out their dreams while building community and instilling leadership. These young dreamers are our future, and what better future could we hope for than one full of dreamers who express themselves fully and with compassion. Brian reached out to see if I would be interested in donating to POD's first fundraiser the "Coolest Variety Show on Earth."
My donation to POD was the first purchase made with with money from my "Trust in my future" fund - and what an appropriate way to "dream it forward!" The POD children raised $30,000 to continue the amazing outreach POD is doing in their community.
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