Hey all! I am doing an interactive board at my job for January with an overall MLK dream theme (I’m super original (: ). On the board, I want to put people’s dreams, because they are all important. in fact, I want you guys, you amazing people, to be the star of the show. I am putting hands of colors together in the shape of a heart, and I want to put a dream on each hand. These dreams not have to be crazy or super deep. maybe your dream is to have a pony or to be a teacher or for world peace. Maybe your dream is to have a library like in Beauty in the Beast. I work with the community, and I want them to see that all dreams are valid, and all dreams make changes. So, anyone want to share their dream?

I'll name a few. Restore a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, eventually move to Alaska and live alone in the wilderness.

There is the idea to keep all my firsts of life to myself, mine almost 40 and not one has been used. Whatever...

Dreaming... A guy like me is incapable of this simple action. Mine been undergoing treatment for schizophrenia since childhood. The meds shut me down during sleep, I literally don't remember what it's like.

That's a beautiful idea, and thanks for letting us be a part! Hands in a heart is so clever and cool.

I want to make a huge scientific change... I just want to make a difference in the science world. I'm so undecided what, but my dream is to do something huge- groundbreaking even, that could help others.

Just taking one step at a time right now to achieve that dream :)

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Thanks for sharing!

My dream is to own a farm with enough land to homestead and supplement my income with sales of plants, produce, and livestock.

I want to make the world a better place somehow, maybe by volunteering or supporting a cause! I haven’t quite found my place yet but I’m sure I will one day!

My dream is to move out from my country, live in peace, and publish a comic as a thank you gift to a person that I'll most probably never meet. Ah, and get better at art :D

My dream at the moment is to go into a art type of career. I have a lot of ideas but not a lot of energy from work to do them as I want to And also expand into doing more singing to share a little bit of myself in that way

I know this is way late and you're done with your project but...

My dream when I was kid was to become a famous singer in a band. I wanted to be known my music, and make enough money to take care of the people I love. And give a message to leave my mark on the world. Something like, "No matter how times change and how much pain and heartache you go through, you'll emerge from it as a better person. It may take weeks, months, years, or even decades. But once you come out of that darkness, you'll truly love all the things that you took for granted during those dark times."

But every time I would practice my singing I was always told to shut up because I can't sing. So that led to self consciousness to where even when I sing to myself I'll just shut the music off entirely sometimes. That's all it was, a dream. It got shattered by mostly my parents. I picked up the Sax and felt like I wasn't good enough at it so I quit. Then guitar, same thing I quit cause I knew I couldn't play it and I didn't want anyone making fun of me or telling me I can't. So in my opinion dreams are just that and they won't come true. My parents did quite a bit to me in my life to where I've just given up on a lot of stuff. Even once I gave up eating cause my mom said I was getting fat. So for four days I just starved myself to the point where my girlfriend at the time ad to help my around my house cause I was so weak.

Also late to the party, but my dream at the moment is to own property in order to give home, space, and love to LGBT+ folks in types of transition. I struggled with mental health issues my entire life and I want to make it easier for others who deal with similar things by giving them a safe space to learn and grow.

I want it to be self sustainable as well as like, a community hub where people can come and be supported.

That actually sounds pretty useful, although it would be costly to get it up and running. Like buying the land, building etc. But I can totally see like an old summer camp being the perfect setting for that situation. It's already got buildings for lodging, a building food to be cooked. Possibly like a community kitchen that everyone uses, or cooked and served to. Maybe a type of store with a place to cook it themselves in the kitchen. Eventually expanding onto a few cabins at a time to get a kitchen in each one. Have a certain section that allows animals like therapy animals (I got a few). And maybe employ some therapists for people going through a crisis or something.

That's just my thought on where I would feel comfortable in a place like that. I've had mental and neurological issues since I was a child. I started taking meds since like 4th or 5th grade, And I'm 30 so over 23 years atleast. I just recently got a new doctor and he said "Who the fuck put you on this concoction of pills?"(His exact words) And he sounded pissed too. I take 12 pills a day. Since I've been taking meds for so long, if, by some miracle, I get magically cured. I'd still take sugar pills. Just because that's been a part of my everyday life so long it's just what I'm used to doing.

But yo, seriously, pursue it. I really think that will help a TON of people. They wouldn't feel so alone, and there will be people who have a similar issue or whatever like them and they can converse about it and talk about how each other deals with it.

tbh that's genius, I love the idea of using a summer camp. Or like, one of those come to jesus camps.... how fitting would that be lmao. Or even an old motel to begin with, if it has enough property... or a mall if you could convert that into a living space and tear out pavement.

xD Lots of options! Yeah, that's the general idea. I want it to be a place where folks can come and access human/health services and also call it home if they wanna. Nobody's turned away, and we try to make it work for everyone amicably through group meetings and like responsibilities that help you be part of the community once you're ready.

I really relate to the meds etc, and I always needed a safe space too- never really felt connected to anyone. So I want to facilitate that space for others.

I always wanted to be a musician when i was a kiddo, but I sure can't read music as an adult lol. I like to sing though! I think that it sounds like that dream, for you, still has some spark, and I hope you find ways to get around the voices that your parents majorly left behind. We can always use more artists.

That's just something that came to mind. I'm sure if you really put your mind to it you can figure something out. But I'd stay away from enclosed places. For sure a Jesus camp would work, It has more then enough space or summer camp though. Only cause when people have attempted to either take their own life, or have been hospitalized, it could bring back some stuff they don't wish to remember. So I'd go with someone with nature and a place to have quiet nights, and maybe even a music room at day. One of those Jesus camps would be perfect for that since people do sing at either religious events or locations, so it's bound to have a room with amazing acoustics. Have instruments of all kind. Maybe even musical events.

But if I'm being honest. Good luck trying to get one that isn't completely rotted out. Those type of places stay forever and when they don't, they're usually just one huge safety hazard. But when you do, put the word out and I'm sure you'll get volunteers who will even bring their own tools and donate materials. That would give the people something to give back to and also help the homeless problem.

I have personally witnessed (AND BEEN) a mentally ill person off their meds on the streets. It really fuckin' sucks!! (Sorry for the language) And I say that because some people can't go off their meds suddenly. I'm prescribed a narcotic and only recently found out when I told my new doctor that I was off it for about 5 days or so and had to call into work because I was going through withdrawls and she asked how I felt. Turns out I could have died within that long of a time. So if I stop taking my meds randomly I my chances of dying shoot up higher than a junkie.Plus I just had my second heart attack at the age of 30. first one was January 30th, 2019. Neither one I went to the hospital for. I was told it was just anxiety. So I said "I die I die oh well." I've stopped caring at this point. Ain't that some shit. I'm broken enough to have two heart attacks and not even go to the hospital. I've never told a doctor about them either.

So as a person who has said all that. I WISH there was a place like that.

I don't work because I can't work. I'm not lazy. I'm not making excuses as to why I can't work. I mean just cause I'm white and have a bald head(started losing my hair I shave it) and a goatee my black gm who took over after I had started automatically accused me of being a racist. An yeah I do believe everyone has a little racist in them if they don't they're lying. Cause I was when I quit. I'll be the first to admit that. Am I proud of it? Not really, did I care at the time? No. I really can't work cause I have chronic depression and PTSD, oh and bi polar, and tourettes(motor tics) High blood pressure. It's impossible for me hold a stable job. And when I go to an interview they see my scars and I've even said "No. Turn around and leave" Cause I had a cigarette burn on my arm. These are legit reasons why I can't work. And yes I do take my meds but medication isn't made to completely stop the issue. You'd be surprised how many people don't know that cause they only pills they take are Tylenol. Like I can't even drink with the meds I'm on,really dangerous and I used to be an alcoholic from 21 to 26. All day every day. Nothing really happened I just decided I stopped liking the way it made me feel.

Maybe get help getting them their meds too. Have a few people who make a prescription run and have and official id and like make sure they're legit to do that. Once every few days. Some people can't drive do to their issue.

I mean people are on drugs because they can't afford their drugs they need to stay stable. So they turn to the street to help them.

I said dreams don't come ture. I WAS WRONG!!! MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!! I'll even help. If I can stop people from turning out like me I wanna do it. I'm dead serious. I already accepted your friend request on here. So Smail me.

Well, when I'm drunk, which is not very often anymore, I do tend to rap. XD I picked up freestyling from an old neighbor that would go and joint a rap battle. We passed the flow around and even he said i was pretty good. I rap along when I listen to it. But I'd just really like to sing unclean vocals. It's just something I've always wanted to do. I've always found it interesting on how the voice does that. But the thing is, its not your voice. Metal growls is just air passing through a wide opening. Different screams use different things. A fry scream sounds like it's all vocal cords, but that the one thing you don't use or you WILL lose your voice. I've done it and I coughed and puked from everything touching. My growls are pretty good, from what I've seen people call it the "Pitbull growl" Just because of how deep it is. Atleast from my research XD. I've watched tutorials. And most of them gave different way but they all said the same thing. You're starting growl will sound like you sat down on the couch and ll the air came out and to practice sitting on the couch like that in order to get a feel. Then learn from there. But screaming is just funnier to me. A way to let out aggression and all that instead of hurting myself or destroying things XD

And this is what a conversation with someone like me is like. Sorry about that and if this is too personal XD

Good luck to all of you! <3