When you were little...what did you want to do/be when you grew up? I wanted to be an archaeologist, I wanted to discover history and secrets unknown.
When we are young, our dreams have no boundaries. Why? Because nobody tells us "you can't". There is no low self esteem telling you you are not worthy or not good enough. If, as a child you wanted to become a space cowboy one day, saving the planet from chocolate aliens threatening our existence with weapons of mass destruction, then who is to say you were wrong? It is your dream :)
So then, what happens? You grow up, things change. Should they however, change negatively? I always wonder, when I see people dragging their feet...what their dreams were, are. What happened to those dreams?
I come from a small town, where I never really fit in, because I see the world differently..dreaming the "impossible" dream. People saw me as a rebel because I questioned the fact that so many people just settle instead of shining, being the amazing people God intended them to be. You don't have to be an astro physicist or a Nobel peace prize winner to shimmer and shine. However, dream big - use what talents you have and make it happen.
For example, my dreams have changed...since you grow, you experience things and it changes how you see life but, does it have to cast a shadow over your dreams? My dream is to change the world, for the better. I firmly believe that I can make a difference. By the end of my life, even if I changed only a hand full of people's lives - I have changed the world, because it is what you would call a butterfly effect. What I do, has an effect on how you act and that in turn has an effect on someone else and so it is a whole chain reaction.
Do you dream of owning a business? Then make it happen! Do you want to find your soul mate? Then make it happen! Do you wish to travel? Make it happen! YOU have the power, but never ever stop dreaming, never discredit your dreams, or belittle them. Never give anyone the power to tell you that you can't. You can do absolutely anything you set your mind to. The difference is this - how much do you really want it? If you really want it, nothing will stand in your way, not the words of people trying to bring you down, not your own fear and insecurity, not the media, nor the stereotyping of society.
Let me tell you what else I see in my dream for myself...abundant happiness, love, family, extending a hand of help and love to whomever needs it. What I want is a big house, overlooking the sea, 2 pit bulls (I have a very soft spot for the underdog :) ), kids and a mustang (soul mate included :) ). Will I have all of this? Absolutely, because I believe that I am capable of making it happen.
God gives me strength to get up each day, He leads me in the right direction. He gives me hope and he gives me courage to dream. Therefore no one has the right to tell me otherwise. When you feel that your dream is out of reach, think to yourself...things such as people on the moon, aeroplanes, telephones...those things were impossible - once. And now? You are only poor if you have no dreams. Dream big. Build your castles in the sky, then start putting a foundation under them.
This, my dearest reader, is what makes life magical. Our dreams...and the ability to make possible what we dream. I will reiterate: Dream big! Nobody can stop you. I am sending, with this post of today...a prayer, that you will dream big...that you will not lose faith in yourself, that you will never give up and that, when you feel that you are struggling, you will always look to God, and when it goes well - still, remember God and be thankful for all the blessings that He bestows upon you. Never stop dreaming, for you can sooner die, than stop dreaming!
- Woodrow Wilson
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