Slingshot Weekly (7/2/25) | Dreaming is NOT a Waste of Time

Let’s talk about dreams - not the sleep kind, but the ones that tap you on the shoulder during quiet moments. The ones you try to explain away with words like “someday” or “maybe.”

We’ve heard people try to downplay them:

• “I should stop dreaming and take things seriously.”
• “It’s a nice idea… but not practical.”
• “That would be cool. It’s just not realistic.”

These phrases aren’t just casual throwaways - they’re protection. When someone says something isn't realistic, they’re often not talking about the dream. They’re talking about their fear. The fear of committing to something new. The fear of not knowing what is next. Or most commonly, the fear of failing.

Let’s be honest: Dreaming requires vulnerability. It requires belief without evidence. It asks you to imagine something more - when maybe all you’ve known is less.

But here’s the powerful truth: Dreaming isn’t something you grow out of. It’s something you grow into.

Dreams aren’t just daydreams. They’re data. They’re pointing toward the kind of life, work, and purpose that pulls something out of you. And more often than not, they’re whispering truths before you feel ready to hear them.

If you find yourself imagining a different path… listen.
If you catch yourself drawn to something new… stay curious.
If something inside you says “more is possible”… don’t rush to silence it.

Dreams are not a distraction from “real life.” They are the starting point of a life more aligned with who you really are.

But here’s what dreaming doesn’t mean:

• It doesn’t mean you need to quit everything today.
• It doesn’t mean you need all the answers.
• It doesn’t even mean you have to share it out loud - yet.

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is not dismiss the idea. Not shrink it. Not outgrow it. Just sit with it long enough to hear what it’s asking of you.

So this week, we’re not giving you a checklist. We’re giving you permission. Permission to wonder. To imagine. To want. Even if it doesn’t make perfect sense right now.

What’s the dream you keep pushing aside? And what if it’s not silly or unrealistic—but sacred? What if it’s not asking you to leap—just to listen?

Because sometimes, before the plan or the pivot, comes the whisper.
And the question is—will you let it speak?