You had a dream once. Let's bring it back.
A gentle push to bring it back—and a short film to inspire you
This Week’s Courage Newsletter
"A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities." — J.R.R. Tolkien
Why remembering an old dream might be the bravest thing you do this week
This Week's Scare Your Soul Challenge: Remember the Dream
Bottom line: You don’t have to chase a new dream. Just get quiet enough to remember one you left behind.
Dear Courageous Soul (and quiet dreamer),
Years ago, I sat at a folding table outside a small café with the incomparable Kristina Ambrosia—an artist, a dream-whisperer, and someone whose presence makes you believe again in possibility.
We had no agenda.
No sign-up sheet.
Just a handmade poster, a few balloons, and one life-altering question:
“What’s a dream you’ve had for years… but haven’t done anything about?”
We called it The Dream Table.
One by one, strangers wandered over.
Their answers were extraordinary:
And every single one of them had the same reaction:
Oh my God. I’d forgotten.
They weren’t failures. Or procrastinators. Or dream-abandoners.
They were just human.
Because life gets loud.
Responsibilities pile up.
We get busy doing what’s expected.
And the voice of our old dream? It doesn’t vanish. It just gets quiet.
Until someone asks about it.
And that, I think, is the start of something courageous.
🎥 Want to see The Dream Table in action?
It’s a little window into what happens when we give people permission to speak what’s been waiting inside them for years.
Here’s your invitation this week:
You don’t have to start something new. You don’t have to make a spreadsheet or announce anything on social.
Just this:
✨ Sit in silence for a few moments.
✨ Ask yourself: What dream have I forgotten?
✨ Listen. Don’t force it. Just see what rises.
And if you feel brave?
Take one tiny step.
Look up a website. Send an email. Sketch. Journal. Share it with a friend. Or just write the dream down and put it somewhere you’ll see it again tomorrow.
This Week's Scare Your Soul Challenge: Remember the Dream
Carve out a few minutes of silence.
Ask: What did I used to dream of doing—before life got busy?
Let yourself remember it. Gently. Without shame.
If inspired, take one bold micro-step toward it.
If not, just write it down and honor it. That alone is brave.
Dreams don’t expire.
They don’t get erased.
They just wait.
And maybe this week? It’s your turn to listen.
With hope, stillness, and one brave forgotten dream,
