Take Me To Neverland

“Forget them, Wendy. Forget them all. 
Come with me where you'll never, never have to worry about grown up things again.” 

          I laid in bed the other night looking out my window as I fell into a half-sleep, aware of the fact that I was dreaming. Why my mind goes where it does during dreams, I will never fully understand. I remember dreaming that I was in the bedroom of the movie Peter Pan. That he came down through the window, and offered to take me to Neverland. I took his hand, and just as I stepped off of the floor, I was awoken by the sound of my roommate coming in from her night out. "What a nice dream," I thought. I was sadly certain I wouldn't have it again, but I did. I have had that dream over and over again, when I'm sleeping, and when I am awake. I think about running away, just for a little while at least, to a place where I don't have to deal with the adult responsibilities that keep coming my way. I longingly look back on the days when the toughest decisions I had to make were which movie to watch, or which stuffed animals I would invite to my tea party. All silliness aside, I wondered why on earth we ever stop having tea parties with stuffed animals or spend our day watching Beauty and The Beast eleven times. Are we all just destined to evolve into the grown ups who wear sensible clothing and carry around day planners? What if I don't want to? Can't someone just take me to Neverland?

          I then thought about all of the things I am looking forward to about growing up. Things that I dream about such as getting married, having my own house, etc.. Clearly there are good things about growing up, so I really shouldn't be looking at it so dreadfully. I suppose the thing I am most afraid of is becoming one of those adults who never dreams; One of the people who looks at life as just a set of responsibilities. The good news is that doesn't need to happen. We can choose our outlook on life. We have the power to decide whether life is a to do list or a fairy tale. The child who spent the days thinking of wonderful possibilities never has to leave. In this way, we can go to Neverland. Our lives can be our Neverland where life is filled with adventure, and no one ever tells us to stop dreaming.