We All Need Time and Space for Dreams #CRVSueños

As I slid into the driver’s seat of the 2015 Honda CR-V, I recalled all the road trips with my parents, sitting in the back seat, my nose buried in a book. My mother would say, “Put away the book and look out window.” My mom was all about the scenery. To keep her from nagging, I dropped the book and looked out the window. I didn’t take in the scenery, I didn’t notice the trees or the deer grazing by the side of the road (even though my mother yelled for us to look). I’d dream about the characters I was reading about and continue the storyline in my head. It was on those road trips that I first began to dream about being a writer. I never talked about my dreams, I kept them to myself but I’m grateful my mom gave the time to dream. Maybe that was the point – for me to dream my own dreams instead of reading about someone else’s?

Now that I’m a mom, I’m the one urging my kid to look out the window. Norrin doesn’t read in the car, he’s all about his tech. So I try to limit screen time while in the car. I want Norrin to look out the window and take the world in; I want to give him the time and space to dream. I encourage conversation by talking about what I see out the window. I ask him to point out things or ask him the colors of a home or car, I’ll ask him to count the number of trees. I try to spark his imagine by pointing to the clouds and saying “that cloud looks like a fish.” We listen to music and I ask him about a song he likes or I try to get him to sing.

And I also allow for moments of silence in the car. No tech and no talking. Because even now, I sit in the passenger seat beside my husband and dream. I dream not only for myself but I dream for Norrin. Having a kid with autism, I’ve had to slowly let go of some dreams, but there is always time to dream for other things. And I have so much to wish for.

And what better place to dream than in the car?

I think that’s why I love the 2015 Honda CR-V – Space for Dreams video.

Yes, the video is in (mostly) Spanish but that doesn’t matter. The message is universal. I know because I don’t speak Spanish very well and I was in tears. I remembered dreaming like that when I was a little girl – without limits, when I believed anything and everything was possible. What I especially appreciated about the video was the message of hope. While she’s dreaming of venturing into space, she’s on her way to a school science fair with her parents. It says that dreams – no matter who dreams them – are attainable.

As a parent, I want to encourage my son to dream big! I want him to know and believe that anything is possible. I want Norrin to know that his future is as bright as anyone else’s. He doesn’t have to dream about going to space. He just has to dream…and dreams can be made anywhere, anytime. I just need to give him the time and the space to do so.

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