Today, I awoke to my dreams.  Ever do that?  Emily sleeps mostly through the night, but the early morning is restless right now for us.  So this is a perfect time to wake up dreaming in that time between sleep and morning chaos.

My thoughts this morning jumped to a vision I had while in Austin - Opportunity for the Homeless? You see I am passionate about helping people to find their way in life.  I have a coaching client right now who is incredibly responsive to our discussions and when I challenge him, he engages.  And that, in turn, engages me.  I feed off of people who are hungry for opportunity.  Conversely, those who are complacent suck the energy right out of me.

This vision though exists because I believe that within the homeless group, I can find a healthy percentage of people who are looking for encouragement and opportunity not a free lunch.  They are almost child-like in both their perception of the world and their sensitivity to it.  These are people that society has rejected and, in turn, they have rejected society.  And I mean child-like in a very positive manner.  Yes, children are naive, but their ambition and open-mindedness is what moves the world forward.  Society never advanced due to callousness.

That is why I enjoy working so much with and have so many children.  Children are the seeds of change and advancement.  They are little sponges eager for acceptance and knowledge of how this crazy world works.  Children, like plants, need both strong roots and fertile, solid ground.  I also enjoy working with adults with that same child-like energy and optimism.

Not that anyone would ever associate homelessness with optimism, but I believe there is a healthy percentage of homeless that has a lingering, if not squashed, optimism and would thrive with a new start of encouragement, knowledge and roots.  So, I would like to help them, that’s all.  But, then again, I too have child-like energy and ambition and I like underdogs.  Yo Adrian!

Author | Dave Darby

Dave Darby is a husband, father of 5, son, entrepreneur, speaker and well, a renaissance man who frequently needs to dump his brain on thoughts about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.