Dare to Dream?

Every so often I ponder the idea about "Dreaming". Not in the sense of the dreams you have while you sleep, but in the sense of your hopes, desires etc....

Much of philosophical thought process stems from reading so called "Gender Disappointment" posts online. (If you do not know what that is, it is ladies who are pregnant and are "disappointed" in the gender of their new baby - typically they already have at least one child on one gender and were hoping for the opposite with this pregnancy). Many ladies have expressed their disappointment as the loss or end of a dream. To which I have always wondered - even if they got their desired gender - would their dream really come true? For example a women who really wants a girl and dreams of all the pretty dresses and other girly things may end up with a total tom-boy.

Lately I have confronted the idea of dreams from a different perspective.... mainly I find myself scared to do so. I guess a large part of it comes from my long abandoned TTC journey: the dream that never came to pass. As I ponder a possibly exciting chapter in our lives, I find myself scared to dive too deep into hoping - not wanting to end up in another path full of disappointment. Yet dreaming makes me excited and gives me a hope - so I feel lost in the middle of my desire and my fears.

Ironically my mom wrote on my birthday card this year: "Follow your dreams". As much as that is an often used sentiment, it is odd for my mom to write it on a card - that is not her typical style. So I wonder, is it a sign from above that it is OK to dream? Or am I just grasping at straws?

I guess all I can do is pray.