Follow your dreams....

"To accomplish great things,we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe" -Anatole France

As a child and young adult I used to daydream about all the possibilities my future held. I would spend countless hours thinking about all the wonderful places I wanted to go, the things I wanted to do, the people I wanted to meet, but somewhere along the way I lost my dreams. Now I wonder whatever happened to my dreams?

Fear, that's what happened. I was afraid I would fail or worse yet, people would laugh at me. I took the easy path. I did what I was supposed to do, what I was expected to do, otherwise known as, the path to success.

I went to college and went to work everyday, did the household chores, attended social events etc. Now I ask myself am I just following the flock or am I waiting for my opportunity?



I would like to think that I am just waiting for my opportunity but I also know that I am responsible for my own life. In order for my dreams to come true I need to start taking action.

Follow your dreams....

What exactly does that mean, follow your dreams? I hope you are not looking towards me for guidance because I don't know the answer to this question. I think for every person this means something different. I do know that when I am not following the right path in life everything seems to go wrong. It's a constant "one thing after another". I think if I pay attention to what my heart says and stop listening to all the logical reasons my mind comes up with, then I would be happier.

I know this sounds like a wild idea, especially from a girl who makes lists for everything and puts everything in her calendar, but just hear me out....

I would constantly tell myself that things wouldn't work out or I would never make enough money doing that or I'm not talented enough. For every dream or idea, I had a 1000 reasons why it wouldn't work.

From this day forward I am going to challenge myself to follow my dreams. I owe it to myself to give it a shot.

Instead of following the familiar path of life, I'm going to make my own path....