For Parents
1.) One way to make your dreams come true is to start helping
others make their dreams come true. What you give, you often recieve back tenfold. One activity is to donate to
a favorite charity. Listed below are three of our favorites because they give helping hands and not just handouts.
Their effects are felt long after the gift has been given.
Kiva.org- Kiva lets you lend money to a specific entrepreneur, empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty. They repay
your account and you can lend that same amount out to someone else.
The International Medical Corp - Provides medical care to crisis areas around the world. IMCworldwide.org gives local people
the tools and knowledge to help themselves. Investments are sustained beyond the crisis they respond to.
City Year - Cityyear.org unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and
opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors and role models, these young leaders make a difference in the lives
of children, and transform schools and neighborhoods.
2.) There is some very interesting work being done on how
our thoughts effect our reality. Lynne McTaggart author of The Field, and an internationally recognized spokesperson
on the science of spirituality also has a website called The Intention Experiment where she runs experiments that you can
participate in. See if your thoughts can actually change our physical reality. Click the link below to find out
more.
Go to The Intention Experiment.
3.) Go on a family vacation. Whether it is across the
country or right in your own backyard, every family needs to explore this world together. Dream up a new place your
family has never been and go. What are you waiting for? For some vacation ideas you can check out FamilyVacationCritic.com.
4.) Visualization/Meditation: In addition to the documented
health benefits of relieving stress, visualization and meditation techniques are powerful tools towards manifesting your
dreams. You don't have to think of it as some "Eastern" or mystical or religious experience if you don't
want to. Rather just think of it as structured daydreaming. Seeing yourself accomplishing your dream in your mind
is half the battle to achieving success. The other half, of course, is actually putting the images into action.
Search the web for reccomendations on different visualization/meditation techniques and just use the one that works for you.
5.) Do a Career Inventory. Are you satisfied with your
current job situation? Is it time to switch jobs, switch careers, or just switch your approach to the job you are in?
Reassess your career goals and don't be afraid to follow your heart and your true dream.
6.) Volunteer for something.
There are hundreds of community projects available to participate in and give something back to the community. You could
even use this opportunity to explore something else you are interested in or to network with people related to your field
and interests, all in the name of doing something good for the community. It is a win-win for you and the organization
or people you choose to help out. Whether it is for one day or a prolonged committment, the experience can be quite
rewarding.
7.) Make your own dream board. Check out the page
"Create Your Own Dream Board" for suggestions and ideas.
Check back each week as we add a new suggestion!
