The word that meant "a small desire, less serious than a dream, goal, passion or a desire." What was it?

I distinctly remember the word having the connotations of a weak desire, a very passing dream, momentary wish or a capricious desire. I can also recall that it had 2 or 3 syllables.

It probably ended with the character "E."

Example sentences: 1) Throughout the day I have many Xs, but none of them come to fruition.

2) A goal is serious thing, it keeps you on track. An X is just something I would like to accomplish but it is not important enough to justify my efforts.

3) If only more people paid due attention to Xs, they would see the light of the day. But alas, they dismiss it casually.

Solution 1:

Looking up rare and wonderful words on Oxford Dictionaries, I unearthed the following

velleity
A wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action. ‘the notion intrigued me, but remained a velleity’
Origin
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle ‘to wish’.

Solution 2:

Could "whimsy"(or plural "whimsies") be the word that you seek? The word loosely follows your full description. There are alternative spellings (i.e. "whimsey" or "whimseys") that might represent your "recollection" of an "E" at the end - again loosely. Anyway, as a deductive guess, I thought it was worth offering.

Throughout the day I have many whimsies, but none of them come to fruition.

Throughout the day I have many whimsical ideas, but none of them come to fruition.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/whimsey

Solution 3:

For words ending in e:

urge (meets four-letters recollection)

If you have an urge to do or have something, you have a strong wish to do or have it. Collins

impulse (meets two-syllables recollection)

An impulse is a sudden desire to do something.

Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again. Collins