In Pursuit Of A Wild Dream

Betty The Van

In Pursuit of a Wild Dream

My name is Pentley—like the car, but with a P. A singer, a songwriter, a traveler in pursuit of a wild dream. And yes, you’ll hear that phrase often, because as long as I have breath, I will always be chasing it.

This is Betty, my Ram ProMaster. My companion. My home. I built her with my own hands, shaping her into a vessel of freedom, one that carries me beyond the noise of the world, past the edges of expectation, deep into the unknown. She takes me wherever I need to go.

Far off the beaten path.
Into the heart of nature.
To the places where silence speaks, where I can sit with myself, reconnect, and remember what truly matters.

From here, in the best seat in the house, I watch the world unfold.

I was born a dreamer. Always believing that anything was possible. That life wasn’t meant to be passively lived, but created. That instead of merely existing in this world, we could shape it into something greater, something more beautiful.

Even when the voices of the world tell me otherwise.

I carry a dream so vivid, so real, that it spills from my heart, from my soul. I believe we are all given something—a gift, a purpose to share. Mine is vision. I was given the ability to see beyond what exists, to dream beyond what is seen. And in doing so, I am free.

Free from the limitations of sight.
Free to believe in what my heart knows to be true.

That freedom has led me to people, to places, to moments I never imagined possible. It has connected me to souls in ways that defy logic, ways that remind me that life is not merely about what we see, but about what we feel.

And because I believe in my dreams, even the weight of disappointment does not break me. My dreams are stronger. They give me hope. They turn frustration into fire, despair into light. They allow me to see tomorrow not as something to fear, but as a canvas of infinite possibility.

So, I invite you to follow me on this journey “in pursuit of a wild dream” and to imagine, just for a moment, how beautiful life could be if we all came together to create the world we wish to live in.

—Pentley