My husband, Dana, and I just spent the last month on a pilgrimage connecting with people who are living their dream. A few weeks ago we took an excursion to our friend Ilonka Harezi’s magnificent penthouse in Miami overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. She was the sponsor of the Tibetan Oracle’s American tour, as well as the Philip Stein Teslar watch.

In preparation for the holy monks to arrive at her home, Ilonka rolled out the saffron carpet and renovated her 27th floor penthouse into a Tibetan/Egyptian palace…a dream that had been hers for decades. With its rich statues of deities at every turn, ancient temple doors, arches and fountains, her home was dripping with the opulence worthy of highest royalty. Ilonka is an inspiration who is truly living her dream life, and as result, her level of joy and generosity is beyond that of almost any human I have ever met.

Next. Dana and I took a road trip to our friend Waddie Mitchell’s ranch. Waddie is a famous cowboy poet that has performed on the Tonight Show, at the White House, and at Western Festivals around the country. His dream has always been to own his own ranch that was “Off the grid, pard,” as he says through a handlebar mustache and friendly cowboy drawl. He and his wife, Lisa, live in a luxurious 5,000-foot cowboy palace in Nevada, surrounded by the Ruby Mountains—Waddie’s version of heaven. This buckaroo has always been a luminous soul, but his glow has taken on astronomical proportions since he’s manifested his dream.

When we are in the presence of someone who is fulfilling their dream, they ignite a deep, soul level connection to “The D-Spot” (Dream Spot—the switch, that when flipped, activates our passion and highest purpose for being alive.) It is as if their sparkle is contagious and it gives permission for all to drop masks of complacency and join them in living life fully. The level of juiciness and life force that emanates from their being is enough to guide us all out of any darkness in which we may be temporary lost.

We need people who are living their dream. Consider the alternative (if you dare.) In my experience, it is selfish NOT to live your dream. People that are unwilling to allow themselves the “indulgence” of living their dream are the drama queens and drama kings of the world…living as Henry David Thorough wrote, "…lives of quiet desperation. " They trick and treat through life with a mask of martyrdom and woe-is-me-dom (yes, it is like it sounds, dumb.)

Carl Jung spoke of the collective unconscious…a place within each of us that is connected…like the center point of a pinwheel…or the soul of the world of which we are all united. When someone dares to live their dream, they activate in themselves “The D-Spot” (Dream Spot) in all who are lucky enough to connect with them. We can either get wicked witch green with envy and condemn them for being narcissistic, or allow their dream to fan the flame of our own inspiration.

Of course, according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, basic needs must be met before the higher needs can be pursued. But, perhaps, regardless of where we happen to be on your life-of-your-dreams-o-meter, we can remove our masks of resignation and allow our dreams to radiate through us…regardless of how far along we are in the their fulfillment.