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Don't Be Afraid To Paint The Lines THE STARS IN OUR CORRAL Well, it's official, the hard copy dreams have been tallied, whenever possible we've ascertained who referred them to the Dream Round-Up, and the names of those "hard copy cowpokes" have been added to the electronic referrals on the website's "Referral Tree" and "Refer-A-Friend". Can you guess who our top hard- copy cowpoke
is?
Well duh! It's Amber Grady of Florida, having
collected a whopping 255 hard copy dreams. For the top cowpoke in electronic
referrals (on the website), it looks like we have the name SHIRLEY (no last name
given), who is responsible for 28 people actually submitting dreams. To Amber
and Shirley, the Dream Round-Up Board Members extend their hearty thanks and an
invitation to contact us for a free CD of their choice from the Round-Up Store.
And here's the deal, folks: From now on, we'll have
a monthly contest for the top cowpoke. When we've been at this rodeo for a whole
year, we'll announce the all-around Cowpoke Of The Year. We still have hard copy
applications for those of you who want to distribute actual sheets of paper to
people who'd rather send their dreams in that way.
Sweet dreams
~Karen  FROM THE BOARDROOM Hi! I'm Rob Spear. For the past 30 years I've worked with and developed programs for children and their families. From time to time, I like to share some thoughts picked up along the way. Imagine for a moment what it would be like to drive
down an unfamiliar road with no lines painted on it. We've probably all had that
experience at one time or another. Perhaps you've found yourself on a
newly resurfaced road and they haven't gotten to the line painting yet. Maybe
it's a foggy night and you can't see the lines. Think back. How did it
feel? Uneasy, to say the least. Scary. Most
uncomfortable. And you found yourself going slower and slower, wanting to
be home, snug in bed, but delayed because you couldn't see the lines. NO
BOUNDARIES! Where is the edge? Where is the middle? If you do
not know the answer to these questions, how can you feel safe on this
road?
Take a moment and ask yourself, "Where are the
white lines for my children?" They are most assuredly traveling down an
unfamiliar road. The road signs they see everyday are not as reassuring as
you'd like them to be. Curve ahead! Slow down to 45! Is there really a
curve, or is it open highway as suggested by some of the leaders of this
country, or top sports figures, or peers who are just as confused as we are?
Bumpy road, smooth road, hill, flat, railroad crossing -- what does it all mean?
Save money, spend money, earn it, hurry up and get it, don't cheat on grades,
okay to cheat the insurance companies, respect your parents, my in-laws are
killing us. Life is full of conflicting signs. A child's job is to test the
signs. When he sees the 45 mph sign, he wants to see if they mean it, or can you
do 55, and if you can do 55, will 63 work -- until finally tires squeal.
Experience reigns, we slow back down and make a note.
How important are the white and yellow lines?
Without them, your chances of getting down that road without mishap are pretty
slim. Maybe you'll say heck with this road, I'll take another, or do like
my grandfather used to do with the '35 pickup in Maine: just turn into the woods
and take the path of least resistance, hoping he doesn't hit a tree too big to
push over. Often he ended up pretty close to where he wanted to be, but it
was a scary ride on a very crooked and bumpy road.
As you take a look at the white lines you are
painting for you children, ask yourself: Are these as accurate as I can make
them? Does the solid white line along the edge really mark the edge? Are
the broken lines in the middle really in the middle? When the lines indicate
it's safe to pass, is it really a straightaway up ahead? Are these lines painted
the same on each road, or do they mean something different on different roads?
Imagine how terrifying it would be to have the lines mean one thing on a country
road and something different on a 4-lane highway.
Don't be afraid to paint the lines. Make them
clear. Make them bold. Use iridescent paint so they show up in the darkness of
confusion.
Be sure the lines represent the same things on each road. If your own experience tells you that a line isn't right, step up and change it, and let everyone know. Count on your children to test the signs and the
lines. That's how they learn. Be sure they have the consistent lines
to learn from. Happy motoring!
DREAM REPORT Last week a hard copy dream traveled all the way from Australia! And, we now have public dreams that can be read on the website. It's OK -- go ahead and take a peek. See what others dream about! The public dreams are from people who specifically gave us permission to share their dreams. TELL-A-FRIEND http://www.dreamroundup.com/tellafriend.php to forward this newsletter to one or more friends, and encourage them to plant their dreams! Never let your dreams die! Click here to read the newsletter in Adobe PDF format. All Dream Roundup newsletters and articles are Copyright 2003 to the National Dream Roundup. If you would like to use one of our letters in your own eZine, newsletter, press release, etc. Please simply let us know where and how you will be using the article so that we may give you permission. Send all reprint requests to webmaster@dreamroundup.com, thank you. Link to us as freely as you would like. |
