There are times in our lives we look back on the past and wonder what were we thinking. Memories we hold dear to us, people we hold near to us and life that unfolds before us. Life is about finding peace, love and happiness and doing the best you can with the life that you are given. Dreams are meant to give us desire, drive and determination to achieve things that we personally deemed as impossible for us; or that the people around us have said "You can't do that". They say you can't...I say Why not?
I have all of these "crazy" dreams and sometimes I feel like no matter how hard I dream, it seems just out of my reach. I used to think that if I could not accomplish something that I sent out to do, then I was not meant to have that dream...That dream must have been for someone else and was "accidentally dropped into my desire pot". It didn't take me long to realize that it was not the dream that was just beyond my reach, but my mentality that was out of reach. That realization only pushed my drive more, allowed me to try harder, and opened my world up to more dreams that I didn't know I had.
In life we are taught "only the strong survive"; I believe this to an extent depending on what the reference is being used for. I hear this quote and I cringe most times because I begin to question who knows what the true definition of "strong" is; and if they do, how do they know that I am not as strong of a person as they are, or if you are just as strong as I am...etc? We all have personal battles that we face each day and things we walk through, things we rejoice in, things that we fear, things that anger/frustrate us...etc.
This journey has given me my shares of extreme highs and extreme lows, but I know that I am still here, still breathing, still destined for greatness--All I have to do is chase the desires of my heart.
I have many desires in my life. I have dreams of being a writer, teacher, a public speaker, living down south, doing something with music, always wanted to be a camp counselor for the summer, get married, have children, own a home, have a career that I love...etc. I know I can obtain these dreams because they are a part of me. Desires placed within my heart and I cannot and will not let anyone talk me out of it or anything prevent me from chasing those dreams full force.
We are all destined to be great people who will be remembered for our time in this world. I always said I wanted to be "loved deeply and remembered greatly". For the longest time, I didn't know how to explain that to others who asked what I meant by that, but I want to be loved deeply by few and remembered by many for the dreams I dared to chase and the dreams I fought for in my life. :)
Doing this blog is one way I chase my dream of being a writer. I will also on occasion write letters to friends or people who have made a difference in my life. If the person knows my hand writing, then I go ahead and sign my name, otherwise I sign the letter merely as "The Writer". I believe we all have desires and dreams within us for a very divine purpose...To chase them and see where they take us...
In chasing the things that you desire and are passionate about, that's when you will find joy, happiness, fulfillment, excitement, wonder and love in life. All those pieces of the puzzle you have been trying to put together will systematically fall into place when you know you are chasing passion, desire, happiness and joy.
I don't want to look back even 10 years from now and wonder what my life would have been like or if I could have accomplished something and not even try. The only time we should be looking back on our lives is to see how far we have come. :)
Dream, Believe, Achieve--You CAN DO IT!
~Melissa
