Shooting Stars

To my fellow dreamers

Have you ever wished on a shooting star? Have you thrown a penny into a wishing well? Have you waited until the clock shows 11:11 or caught one of those dandelion seeds, or wished while you're blowing out a candle on your birthday cake?

I'm the same, people. I've done each one of these things at least once.

It makes me wonder, is anyone really completely happy with their lives? Is there anyone out there who could look into the Mirror of Erised (Harry Potter; google it) and just see themselves as they are now?
There always seems to be one thing at least that we want to change.

Take me, for example. I get a laptop in Year Six, couple of months later I want an iPod.

Right now, there's so much I would change in my life. Titania and Oberon would be a couple (see earlier posts if you don't understand this); my friend (who will not be named) wouldn't go home and cry every night because people have been horrible about who she is; another person I know who will also not be named wouldn't be as depressed as she is and she wouldn't have an eating disorder; my sister wouldn't have heart disease; and someone else who's name I shall refrain from mentioning wouldn't have a brain tumour.

Looking back on that list, it seems most things are about other people. I'd be lying if I said I was a selfless person because I'm not.

Recently I had a massive fall out with two of my best friends, but you'll have to wait until a later post to hear about it because right now I'm going back to wishes.

My last wish that I can remember... hm... I think I was going to the fair in the park with three of my friends and I saw a flying dandelion seed. I caught it, and wished.

"I wish that Oberon would like me back."

So there you go. Obviously Oberon isn't his real name, but then that's a secret ;) But guess what? The amount of times I made that wish... and it came true. Because now, as far as I know, he does!

What have you wished for? Have any of your wishes ever come true?

If a genie ever miraculously found it's way to you, what would you spend your three wishes on? Don't think "World Peace" or "Food for everyone" because for once I want you to think about you. What would you wish for?
I think I'd wish that a) I was prettier because no matter what people say I know I'm not; b) that I was confident enough to tell people how I feel about them, and c) that I could have another three wishes.

Surely another three wishes would be top of everyone's list? I guarantee that if you go up to someone between 5-8 years of age and ask them what they'd wish for, their answer will either be money, sugar, more wishes or some sort of mythical creature.

I've bored you enough for today with my endless droning,

A hopeless wisher xo