My Favorite Mug and my Ability to Dream: Evolution Edition

Don't Quit Your Daydream! If this mug could talk, it would have tales to tell! For a whole decade, it's been by my side through life's rollercoaster, from late-night hot chocolates with extra marshmallows to triple-shot espresso oat lattes at dawn, racing against deadlines. It's been my companion through the chaos of infant and toddler-mom life, the thrill of new business ventures, the agony of bad haircuts, the solitude of pandemic isolation, and even those questionable Amazon buys. And now, it's finally showing its age.

I snagged this mug from Target because the message spoke to me, and the price was just right. Even if my memory is fuzzy and the price wasn't right, I know myself well enough to say I would've brought it home anyway. I needed it!

Initially, the message "Don't Quit Your Daydream" inspired me TO dream. As kids, we're told to "dream big" and "if you can dream it, you can do it!" But somewhere between childhood fantasies and changing diapers, dreams fade. Sometimes, they just stop. No one warns you to protect them. Life happens, and the space for dreams shrinks until they're overshadowed by life's demands and take the back burner. You know, that simmer burner that doesn't really ever get used? But hang in there! This is going to be uplifting, I promise! Keep reading!

When I found this 28-ounce affirmation mug, it quickly became my everyday favorite. I'd find it on the shelf, read its message, smile, grab it, brew, and savor. Day after day after day. Can you see where I'm going with this? It started to rewire my brain. I began to wonder, wait, do I daydream? What do I daydream about? Should I? Can I? Is this what successful people do? Are daydreams ambitious goals in disguise, or are they meant to stay in dreamland? Whoa. I had to unpack this. Have you thought about what you think about? Like those moments when you say, “gosh wouldn’t it be amazing if (fill in the blank),” or “what if I could (fill in the blank),” or “I wonder what my life would look like if (fill in the blank)?” Those, my friends, are daydreams.

Once I figured THAT out, I started paying more attention to the daydreams my heart revealed. I began daydreaming more, feeling a new excitement for something bigger than myself. I transformed these dreams into goals, those goals into accomplishments, and those accomplishments into proof that if I could do it, so could anyone.

So, here I am: I have this magical mug that I sip from every day, dreaming up incredible things that I turn into reality and share as inspiration. Yeah ........ OK! That's my little world, but most people around me are sipping from mugs that say: “No Coffee, No Talkie” or “I apologize for what I said before I had my Coffee.” I'm in my own little world with my own little daydreams. Daydreams that only I can see, understand, and believe in. Just me. Just little ol' me and my daydream. But then I realize that the daydream was never meant for them. They were never meant to see it, dream it, or believe it. The dream was for ME, not them.

The message was clear; others don't see it. My mug, after 10 years of love, wear, and sometimes cleaning mishaps, has lost its message. No one else can see it. But I can. That's the beauty of daydreams; even when they seem to fade, YOU can still see them. and THAT is what matters. Don't toss the mug out. It's not done yet. Keep the dream alive even when others can't. Keep the dream alive even when everyone else doesn't see it, understand it, or believe it. They aren't meant to. It's not their mug. It's not their dream. The message was always for you. The dream is for you.

Don't Quit Your Daydream! Let's go!