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After an inspiring dream, McConaughey knew he had a greenlight to start thinking about his other dream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about Matthew McConaughey, his dream to have kids, and how he started his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning the Secret of Genius<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew had decided to turn the page on his life by buying a house where he might be able to raise a family. Now he just had to figure out what his life\u2019s next chapter would be about. Little did he know that he would soon meet the woman of his dreams, get married, become a father, and leave Hollywood to return to his home state of Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This period of his life brought home the following lessons and insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In human relationships, both distance and nearness are important. Too much closeness to most people would wear us out; we need our space from them. But there are other people who look better to us the closer we get to them, such as our children, spouse, and best friends. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-people-closest-to-you\/\">close relationships<\/a> can be painful and costly, but they\u2019re the most deeply rewarding.<\/li><li>We can also experience both distance and nearness in relationship to <em>ourselves<\/em>\u2014self-distance when we act inauthentic, self-closeness when we remain true to who we are.<\/li><li>Sometimes we need to stop trying to make things happen and simply let them happen. Our souls are magnetic. They attract what we want and need. Instead of the arrow seeking the target, the target draws the arrow.<\/li><li><strong>The secret of genius is twofold: Do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-one-thing\/\">one thing at a time<\/a>, and don\u2019t try to be all things to all people.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Matthew McConaughey&#8217;s Dream of the 88 Kids<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost as if on schedule, as if designed to signal yet another life transition and another vision to be pursued, Matthew had another non-sexual wet dream. This one was different from the first two. In it, he was an 88-year-old man sitting on the front porch of a country home and being visited by 22 young women. Each brought with her four children. 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