InIt Works, How and Why, one of the program texts for the Twelve Step program Narcotics Anonymous, there is a lovely passage that reads, "We ask ourselves when we stopped believing in ourselves and when we stopped believing in anything outside ourselves. Through this process, our lost dreams may reawaken." In 2011, as I focused on healing from a bottom I hit with workaholism, I felt a long-lost dream reawaken.
That dream was to become a writer. As I recovered, I started to blog about recovery, and I began to believe in myself and my abilities again.
I also started to believe that external factors could align to support me in my dreams. The stars did align, and after a short period of time I found myself writing for a living—from home or from anywhere I wanted.
That was another dream I had—to be mobile in my work and, importantly, to have a job where I don't have to wear a bra all day. This is my life today.
My deepest dreams have come true. Don't stop believing in your dreams, or in the power of yourself and the universe to realize them.