PLANNING A DREAM



By Doug Dunn


While being in isolation I'm sure many people are missing their usual plans for the future. Before coronavirus, I was planning next month to visit the Grand Canyon, Arizona Crater and a conference about transformation in California.

Now all cancelled, though I am still looking forward to the conference which will be delivered online.


But one of the benefits of being in isolation is greater connection through phone and email. Last Thursday I was emailed by a friend I had lost contact with since university days 40 years ago! My friend Barry and I arranged to call and catch up on all those years. It turns out he is visiting the UK but lives in Tanzania where he runs an International school. We have arranged to play Bridge online today which will be fun but I'm more excited about the possibility of visiting him in Africa when it is safe to travel again.


I think it is important to plan adventures. Planning each day in isolation is made easier when present to a dream. It's also important to share the dream and thanks to this blog I am able to share with you. What dreams are you creating? Please share :)

After our Bridge game Barry suggested January 2021 as a possible time to visit him in Tanzania.

Elephants on Brown Mountain, Tanzania
(Photo credit: Frans Van Heerson, pexels-photo)


Doug Dunn has a Software Training background having worked for 30 years in London. Now retired in South Devon, he devotes time to writing. He enjoyed collaborating with the authors of ‘Human Crossings – 9 stories about refugees’ published in 2019. His story ‘The New Jungle Project’ was inspired by ‘The Jungle’ play where he experienced the strength and resilience of refugees living in the Calais refugee camp. He also wrote ‘Crossing from India’ which is about his parents’ immigration from India to the UK in the 1950s and his acceptance of mixed race identity. This year he has published a report in Landmark Worldwide’s Conference for Global Transformation highlighting the benefits of writers working together. Now he is starting to explore opportunities becoming available through online presentation.  You can email Doug on dgdun@aol.com.

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