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On chasing rainbows, dreams versus fantasies,

by Alan Masikat of Free to Pursue.com.

I've met a number of rainbow chasers over the last number of weeks.

I'm sure you have too.

They're all around us.

Their head is in the sand, in the clouds. It's anywhere other than where it matters most.

I know the type. I used to be one. I used to chase rainbows, those fantasies we're all taught to chase.

But fantasies aren't our dreams. Their ideas we know deep down aren't real,

but we kid ourselves into thinking they'll solve our problems forever.

Conversely, dreams are desired future states that are plausible.

In what you can picture, you're still you, only better and more fulfilled.

It's not perfect, but it's the good life you aspire to.

It's a potential future state of what's real.

Here's a short list to help illustrate the contrast.

Dream, a future state that's more in line with who we are and what we care about.

We see ourselves achieve a goal that will make us

see ourselves differently. We want the personal satisfaction that will come with achieving this

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