What dreams will die with you... by Les Brown.

“Imagine if you will being on your death bed - And standing around your bed – the ghosts of the ideas, the dreams, the abilities, the talents given to you by life.

And that you for whatever reason, you never acted on those ideas, you never pursued that dream, you never used those talents, we never saw your leadership, you never used your voice, you never wrote that book.

And there they are standing around your bed looking at you with large angry eyes saying we came to you, and only you could have given us life! Now we must die with you forever.

The question is – if you die today what ideas, what dreams, what abilities, what talents, what gifts, would die with you?”

Unfinished business. A statement that can mean many things to many different people. You can ask every one what unfinished business they didn't attend to in a lifetime, and you will probably get at least a dozen answers from each person. Unresolved issues, emotional baggage, irreconcilable differences, misunderstandings, and incompletions.

One person may think of revenge on a someone who did he/she wrong and still desires justice. Another will think of a relationship that never formed because they were unsure what the other person felt. Still another might regret when they moved through life so fast they never saw the person who loved them the most. To another, it might mean something unsaid. Or to someone else, something unresolved in their growing up years, or forgiveness not asked for or given. Unfinished business is an experience or reaction where there are feelings in the foreground and in the background.

I don't communicate very well when it comes to expressing inner feelings. Those feelings stay under the surface due to fear, and because of it, I have some unfinished business one day I'll attend to. People don't realize fear is a thing. Fear can be the cause of many problems. It's the root of negative emotions of anger, jealousy, possessiveness and prejudice. If I didn't have fear, I could be perfectly happy doing anything anywhere in this world. If I didn't have fear, I would be willing to face everything and everyone because I wouldn't have within me a disturbance that keeps me paralyzed in moving forward or conquering goals. I use the analytical mind to protect myself from enjoying the natural unfolding of life, making excuses by conjuring up of solutions for very personal inner fear. I'm learning to unplug those thoughts because it feeds my mind giving it the power to doubt myself and my abilities.

I strive for the day I achieve unconditional happiness and to enjoy life as it comes to me. I know its a very high path to obtain that kind of spirituality and not always easy for most people. But don't you think the greatest gift one can give to God is to be pleased with one of His creations?