Wish Upon a Star

'When you wish upon a star; makes no difference who you are...' that is how that song starts and it has been a favorite of mine since my childhood.  Have you ever whispered a good wish when you were young and then one day, without pursuing it, it came true?

As children, we didn't make goals like adults do but we held secret wishes inside of us that we whispered into our pillow, whispered into the ear of our best friend or looked at a star and said out loud or inside our heads if people where around; 'star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, wish upon the star so bright.'  Such innocence in the simple verse and gesture.  We thought it, believed it would happen and recited our wish.  But the important part was that we were able to just let it go because as children, we just knew it will happen.  We just believed.  To our delight, without any work, it comes true.

Now as adults, we make goals.  Goals that are written down; where we formulate a plan of attack and figure out how we will put action to it to get is done.  Making goals can be hard work sometimes but in the end, it is worth it because of how we feel accomplishing something and completing a goal.

Wishes, on the other hand, are just pure thoughts.  Nothing to write down, no plans to formulate and no action needed to make it happen.  We just think it, believe it, say it and let it go.  It seems silly making a wish as an adult but somehow when we do it, it takes us back to our childhood and makes us feel younger without the every day stresses.  There is magic in how it plays out and it reminds us that sometimes, when we make a wish, it does come true.

I think we need to get back to the simple things like making wishes.  It brings the magic back into your life and takes us back to those carefree days.  What is wrong with that?  So next time you see the first star of the night or you are in front of your birthday cake with all those candles, stop and close your eyes,  make a wish you really feel, believe it will happen, then let it go out into the realm of magic and see it come true.