So, I had this crazy ass dream last night.
No, it was 3 crazy dreams…but I want to talk about 1 specifically.
mostly because it’s the one I remember the most.
(side note, don’t you hate how your brain “gives” you this dream,
then when you ask your brain to help you remember it,
your brain basically says “what dream? I don’t know what you are talking about)
Anyway, in this dream I was in a basketball game.
I remember the team we were playing against wasn’t very good, but our team was not taking the game seriously.
I got upset and started yelling at my teammates to play harder
Next thing you know, the 2nd half starts
(funny how time works in dreams, huh?)
At this point, I realize I was gonna have to put the team on my back do it myself.
As I step foot on the court, the game resumes.
I get a steal, and I try to dribble down the court, but this time, the court was much longer.
And there seems to have been more players on the other team on the court at once.
So as I tried to evade defenders, more and more hands started reaching in to steal the ball.
They were all slapping me, scratching me and pulling on me.
The court was also slanted all of a sudden, so the basket I was striving for was now up hill…
And of course, I had that “running in sand” speed when trying to run away from the defenders.
Eventually, I was able to will myself to get a basket and score the layup…
but it was a lot of hard work.
then I got another opportunity and I did that whole sequence a 2nd time, but this time it was much more difficult….I was still tired from the first basket!
After that 2nd score, I was like “damn, this is hard…I won’t be able to keep this up much longer…”
that feeling of “ugh, is this what I will have to do to win” swept over me.
And then I woke up.
This dream had me shook because I knew it was symbolic.
So while this dream is deeply personal, I’m sharing it with you because I know you can relate.
I know that you also try to do shit on your own and in unsustainable ways.
I know you are fighting an uphill battles without much of a plan besides trying to go at 100 mph
I know as you make more progress, you get more and more people trying to steal the ball from you, slapping and scratching you.
I know getting to the basket is difficult for you, and sometimes you don’t make it before getting the ball stolen from you.
But the question is, how long will you continue to fight this battle, knowing you cant win in this manner?
How long are you gonna allow yourself to do what is comfortable for you in the short term just so you can continue to fight up hill battles long term?
I’m not here to preach to you or tell you what to do…
I just hope show you a perspective that you may not notice because you may be lost in your comfort zone or personal excuses.
Either way, its your game, play it as you see fit.