When most of us think about wishes, it is typically to do with genies in magical lamps, fairy tale god mothers, good witches, or some other magical creature. We create space for wishes in the real world with birthday candles, wishbones, fountain pennies, first stars, and numbers seen in sequence. There is so much superstition and whimsy that surrounds wishing, but we are always doing it, even if we are stalwart non-believers in any other sort of miracle. The words pass our lips at every age. Why? What is it about making a wish that makes it so easy to ask for? It is separate from region, religion, and dogma. It is something from our earliest memories no matter where we grew up, or what sort of environment.
Even those who do not think of things as simply as making a wish on a star as bringing something into our reality, still create wish lists. Sure these lists of desires, be they material or intangible, can be waved off as merely taking note of something we want or want to achieve, but why then call it a wish list?
There is power to those things we recall as children. If nothing else it brings a moment of joy when we toss that penny and hear it plunk into the water. We pause a moment to consider our thoughts when we see the numbers align on a digital clock, or note when our birth date is discovered in a random arrangement of digits. We make jokes about those three wishes, and warn others to be careful what they wish for.
What would be the point of these words if they did nothing at all. They change us, for a moment however brief, and whisper to a deep part of our consciousness that wants to believe.
Call it what you will, but a wish is a motivator. If we keep wishing and working toward that wish, or letting others know about our wishes, they are far more likely to come true. I think that is pretty magical. I will say this though, a wish should not be kept secret. Tell it to the world. Make that wish list. We never know when someone listening will turn out to be our genie or fairy godmother and make all of our wishes come true.
Where do you keep your list of wishes? Take a moment to tell someone three of your biggest wishes, even if you just leave them as a comment here.
Dream on. Wish on.
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