Thawing Frozen Dreams
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Lying awake with one sister’s
feet in my face and surrounded by two more in a bed that was made for two
created an atmosphere for lots of dreams.
I remember one night when the whistle of that midnight train ran screaming
behind our home. I could set the clock
by that whistle. I could hear it calling
my name. My dream at that time was to
board that train and head north. I knew
I had to chop and pick a lot more cotton.
I knew I had to carry that little red wagon a lot more miles filled with
home grown vegetables and hand picked berries, hoping that my good white
customers would buy all my goods and I could hurry home to Mama and give her
the money. I wanted to be a Health and
Physical Education teacher. I loved
gymnastics; I loved dancing; I loved people.
I would visualize myself as a teacher; see myself in the classroom in
fashionable physical education clothes, connecting soul, body and mind of
students. Every time I thought about my
dreams, butterflies would flitter around in my stomach. Sometimes this burst of happiness would soon
turn to sadness when that discouraging voice would whisper, ‘Where are you
going to get the money to go to college?
You know sometimes your daddy has a hard time just feeding nine
people.’ I would say out loud, “I am, I
am , I know I am.”
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About the Book
Thawing Frozen Dreams offers a
motivational and inspirational process for bringing forth unrealized dreams.
Les Brown, author and one of the most popular motivational speakers in the
world today, writes the forward. In this book Dr. Kerney
uses her life experiences and the experiences of her sisters to encourage and
help others to thaw their frozen dreams. Thawing Frozen Dreams will demonstrate
through life stories, written exercises and activities:
How to move your dreams forward
How to derail your fears
How to use discouragers to
motivate you to ACT
How to develop a Dream Action
plan
Dr. Kerney
encouragers all to:
Start your dream before you are
ready
Pursue your dream with a sense of
urgency
Remember that dreams can not be
realized alone
Monitor your dream
Just Do It
Thawing Frozen Dreams is filled
with life stories that will encourage you to take charge of your fears and
motivate you to make your dream a reality.
About the Author
Dr. Jean Kerney
is a knowledgeable, energetic thought-provoking and powerful speaker. She conducts professional seminars and
training for leading businesses, prison systems, schools, universities and
other community agencies. She has spoken
throughout the United States and South Africa.
Dr. Kerney
has written several curriculum guides: Implementing Authentic Assessment in
Daily Instruction; Navigating the Heart Through Character Education; Leadership
Education and Action Development (LEAD) and The Underground Railroad Adventure.
She has recently written a
children book entitles, Momer, Can you Buy a Dream?
The rich background that Dr. Kerney brings to her writings is derived from her life
experiences and experiences in a variety of positions, including that of
secondary teacher, school counselor, school psychologist, assistant
superintendent for personnel and curriculum, university professor and
entrepreneur.
She earned her Bachelor of Art
Degree in English from Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee, and Master of
Education and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and Educational Administration
from Ohio University.