Do you day dream? (I can’t leave it alone!)

I sometimes think I am the world’s biggest day dreamer. It has always been a fault of mine. I have always thought if one doesn’t dream of possibilities, they never reach their potential.

There’ve always been men in history who were considered dreamers. I even think of one of my favorite Bible Characters, Joseph, who was called a dreamer. Just my opinion, nothing to back it up, but I think Joseph was not only a night, but a day dreamer.

Of course being a preacher’s kid, most of my bed time stories came from the Bible and my heroes were Bible characters.  I didn’t always pick the favorite guy. I liked Esau, I thought he got a raw deal, and Jacob was a sissy (LOL).

Even with his faults, I liked Sampson, I guess all boys did, we ignored that little part about him being blinded, put in prison  and used as a mule.  We only dreamed of being strong like Sampson. No Delilah's gonna mess us up!

Anyway I have always wondered who else dreamed and followed those dreams in their lives? The actual following the dreams wasn’t as easy as dreaming them, but over all I haven’t been disappointed.

I look in the mirror and see sagging skin with those million little mini wrinkles and find myself ‘knowing’ that I have actually reached an age I never even thought of.  The song “I wish I was Eighteen Again”, comes to mind more often.  I liked George Burns’ version, because he KNEW. 

                   

This Implant procedure lets me know, I am old. I am not bouncing back. I thought I would be out working on the RV getting it ready for the trip South. I have NEVER in my life laid–a-bed and not wanted to be out working. This time I have laid around and not even thought much about outside work, so I know I am old.

Now, my dreams are what I can do for the family. What I would do for them if I did win the lottery, etc. Most of my goals were reached. Daddy always said, you need one more dream out there to shoot for. I do have it, but it’s a secret , yep there is still a dream.

Nite Shipslog

This old Packard wishes it was 18 again.

PS:It’s not necessary, but if you like, this is George:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3c-WBn5cCg

And these are the Lyrics.

Jerry Lee Lewis - 1979 George Burns – 1980

At a bar down in Dallas an old man chimed in,

And I thought he was out of his his head.

Just being a young man I just laughed it off

When I heard what that old man had said.

 

He said I'll never again turn the young ladies heads,

Or go running off into the wind.

I'm three quarters home from the start to the end.

And I wish I was 18 again.

I wish I was 18 again And going where I've never been.

But old folks and old oaks Standing tall just pretend.

I wish I was 18 again.

Now time turns the pages And oh, life goes so fast.

The years turn the black hair all grey.

I talked to some young folks, Hey they don't understand

The words this old man's got to say.

I wish I was 18 again. And going where I've never been.

But old folks and old oaks Standing tall just pretend.

I wish I was 18 again.

Lord, I wish I was 18 again!