I saw it immediately.
It opens early, before the seagulls have squawked away the morning’s sleep. It’s tucked away in a narrow alley, but you can’t miss it. The smell of freshly baked cookies leads the way. It’s your favorite place. You go there for a little treat and to stretch out your restful morning before your day starts.
It was a sweet little dream. But this little shop does exist. Or it seems to be closed now, but the sign is still up above the tiny entrance. It has a beautiful, vibrant door and a charming invitation to dream big.
My mind always goes to a bakery. It became a running joke with my friends.
But I have another dream. And I’m supposed to dream big.
I enjoy traveling, and I’m aware of both my limitations and privileges. I’m always excited to talk about this place and that, and this thing and that. And when I do, I hear a lot of people voice their wishes to travel and leave it at wishing, because travel is unattainable for them.
Specifically, the elderly in my immediate environment. Or not just the elderly, but let’s say, my parents’ generation. My neurodivergent irregularity of empathy cannot process that, so I looked up agencies or non-profits that make travel possible for those who can’t afford it, but I’ve only found many (lovely!) opportunities for youth to travel, offering volunteering possibilities, giving scholarships, and so on.
Don’t know how I’d go about doing it, but I would really want to be a fairy godmother who can grant such chances to people who had to spend their lives settling for things and shrinking their dreams, quieting those ambitions in their hearts, thinking travel or dreaming big is for someone else.
People who spent their entire lives in one place but carried quiet awe in their hearts for places far away, out of reach.
I think it would open the world a bit to itself, and people’s hearts towards other hearts if such a dream ever comes true.
As I’m thinking about this idea, that’s more a spark in my heart than a formed plan, I notice something gently tickling my shoulder. Then I see a little yellow spider freezing when I notice it. I place it on my desk, and while it’s exploring, I, of course, look up the meaning (if you grew up in a house like mine, spiritual things like that would be a huge thing to you, too).
Turns out, yellow spiders are positive signs for manifesting your goals. They call for engagement and awareness and are called the “writing spiders” because of the intricate designs on their webs that are interpreted as messages. All this also makes them guardians. Such tiny little creatures! All this work, and this guy was just running frantically in circles around the mess on my desktop!
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Go for your dreams because I might benefit it too🙏🤩 I love it and it resonates with me as I’m a dreamer, too. I have faith it’ll come true. 💚
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Thank you for your encouragement and for seeing what I was trying to say! I wasn’t even sure I explained it well. Thank youuuu sooo much! 🤗
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I got your point, so you explained it well. I so wish people could easily travel abroad with all those agencies willing to fund or help.
It’s my absolute pleasure, katarina.
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Right? There are so many opportunities *to* travel, but not *for everyone* to travel. Why wouldn’t everyone be given the same opportunity? The world is already so unfair and imbalanced…
Appreciate you greatly, Hazel!
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Yes, I hope I belong to be blessed that opportunity!🤭
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You do! We’ll build that world for us! 😊
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Yes. Thanks!🙏
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🤗🤗
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Nice
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Thank you!
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That is a very kind thought enabling those who haven’t to travel.
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Thank you! I hope one day I realize this dream instead of leaving it as a fantasy. I think it’s possible, so fingers crossed! 😄
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Wish you the best in your endeavours! 🫶🙌🙏😊
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Thank youu! 🫶😄
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Oh no! And I guess I may have unalive the guardian (spider). Believe me. I can dock from a ready to fly cockroach but a spider????? Noooo. That’s it, pack my bag and leave.
But interesting name for a bakery and now that you mentioned it, I want some freshly baked goodies.
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I share the sentiment 😅 for some spiders, at least, but this one was tinier than a fingertip, just a little dot on my desktop 😆
Right? Whenever I see anything even remotely resembling a bakery, I want some pastries, either to bake or to eat 😁
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Nice post 👍
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Thank you!
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Such a beautiful dream. 🤍 And that little yellow spider appearing at just the right moment felt magical. ✨🦋
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Thank you! 🤍 Hopefully one day it will be more than just a dream. That little spider felt like a sign, for sure! ✨
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oooh i’ve never heard of yellow spiders before, how interesting!
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i mean, i see those little guys around constantly, but didn’t know about the “meaning” until this one landed on my shoulder 😂
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This is the dream, isn’t it? Not the bakery (though that’s delightful)—but opening the world to those who’ve carried quiet awe in their hearts for places they thought unreachable. A fairy godmother who grants travel to the elderly, the underserved, those who’ve been patient their whole lives. That’s world-changing, mylittlehawk.
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Yes, although a bakery is also a sweet idea, this one sits a bit closer to my heart. It’s something I always vaguely had in mind, but it’s starting to crystallize. I hope I can bring it to be world-changing. Thank you, Khadija! 💙
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Your dream is not just about you. If you give up, many people connected to you will never rise. If you stay focused, many will find courage because you did. That’s why you cannot afford to be distracted.
Be selective with who has access to your ears. Not everyone deserves to hear your vision some people only came to measure it so they can mock it. Feed your spirit daily. Stay in the Word, stay in prayer, stay around people who speak life, not death.
When God gives you a dream, He also gives you the grace to carry it. But grace needs guarding. Guard your heart, guard your focus, guard your circle. The same way you wouldn’t leave gold outside for anyone to pick, don’t leave your destiny exposed to everyone.
Remember this: It’s not pride to separate yourself, it’s preservation. Jesus Himself had twelve, but He had three closer, and He had one He leaned on. Even God in flesh understood levels.
So today, choose again. Choose your destiny over distraction. Choose purpose over popularity. Choose growth over gossip. The generation waiting for you cannot wait forever rise and protect what God placed in your hands.
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