January 2024 Blog Topic: What is a big goal or dream you are chasing?
By Cheryl Clark with Clark Strategies
I’m chasing a dream. It’s not a goal yet.
What is the difference? To me, the difference is – the dream I can see, almost experience, and feel the joy, happiness, and positive feelings it all brings. The goal – I see a goal as having a path to attain it, a list of tasks or resources to accomplish it. So, for now – this is my big dream and it’s twofold.
One-fold is for others.
The second fold is for me.
Part one of my dream is to be instrumental in assisting two very different populations of humans to move forward and shift from survival to living.
The first demographic is the immigrant population, and the second demographic is the incarcerated population. Both populations are frowned upon for different reasons, both populations are not supported with tools and skills, however, both populations are living and breathing humans on our planet. Both populations are misunderstood – in my opinion. Both populations are labeled, with not such pretty labels.
The second fold of my dream is to spend time traveling and loving on these people!
Speaking OF them, speaking TO them, and bringing awareness and support to all.
Those who have never been an immigrant or detained – need to understand what detainment means, feels like, and how it changes you.
To those who are immigrants or have been detained – they need to feel seen, heard, valued, and supported, they need to feel they matter and are not their choices.
Imagine a space where the two meet. Can you picture the Aha moments and see them with your heart?
The immigrant being embraced and given some tools to secure themselves and protect themselves.
The detainee being seen as human and not the choices that led them to being incarcerated and provided tools to help their mindset and reintegration back into the ‘real’ world.
Then add into this the ‘real’ world having their eyes opened and accepting those in both these categories and being interested in the stories of hope, survival, and resilience! WOW.
My dream – This is the world I want to live in. This is the world I want to help create. This is the world I am part of already – I just need you to join me in it.
