So, I sat down and clicked on a button for starting a blog, which led me to another screen, to another and so on until I got here. I had no idea what I was going to blog about, or how I wanted to start this. I actually don't even know where this blog is going to take me or anyone else for that matter. I just know that I have the privilege of writing something for you, the reader, and I really hope I can come up with something fresh, something that can be related to, something that will make you laugh or smile, and something real to digest that will nourish your mind and soothe your soul. Let's face it, time is precious. There's always something to be doing, somewhere to go. So, when you come across something that stands out and grabs your interest, you want it to be worthwhile otherwise it becomes just another waste of your time.
Having the courage to go out and do what you want is not an attribute we all have. Most of us have been collecting and carrying around baggage for such a long time, we're weary and leery. Think back on the all things you've told yourself as to why you couldn't design those shoes you've been imagining, or why you can't go after that promotion at work, or why it is that you won't be able to make whatever dream of yours come true. Truth is, we all have to start somewhere. The idea is the start of it all. So you want to write that book that sounds so good inside your head or become an interior designer. You want to open up that store or restaurant; maybe it's a bar or a food truck, or a bakery or a jewelry store. It doesn't sound so crazy when you see all these things in existence already and there are actual people doing these things. But what makes it so unattainable to you? Could it be that baggage you've been collecting over the years of all the put-downs and mishaps, bad decisions, insecurity, lack of support. Sounds so negative, doesn't it? Turn off that broken-hearted music taking up your mind-space and start playing to the beat of a brand new tune.
It's time to start thinking positive! Replace. No, DISSOLVE all those excuses and resistances you have by focusing on how far you have come. Focus on the people who are there to encourage you and the ones you will meet along the way. Focus on all the different phases of your life and what you have accomplished in each of them. By looking back at where you've been and what you did, you're able to review the outcome of those decisions you made and where they brought you to. Focus on the stuff you learned from those experiences without beating yourself up for any mistakes you may think you made along the way. A few scrapes and bruises perhaps to the ego, but all in all you're still standing, and you're standing strong. And if you don't believe you've got the strength inside you, think again because simply by being able to visualize a dream means there is still more drive left inside you.
All it takes is a dream, a desire to make it happen, and the will to do it. Little by little . . . you pick up a pen and doodle your design on a napkin, you jot down your idea on a Post-it note, you cut-up an old pair of jeans and turn them into sporty hot pants. It starts with lemons until you squeeze them into a fresh, sweet delicious pitcher of lemonade. No matter how impossible it seems to be at the time, with just a little bit of energy that you put into the idea, you are already on your way to making it happen. I have been writing in journals for as long as I can remember. I've written poems and short stories. I've written for other people from complaint letters to proposal letters. My writing has been posted on social networks from comment boxes to documents, sent in emails to television personalities and even recently found its way into a published book where I had the honor of writing a bit of content and provide editing. I found my courage and finally decided it was time to let my writing evolve and make my dream a reality. Yesterday a letter . . today a blog . . . tomorrow, well heck, maybe it'll be my best seller.
On This Note: There will be bumps, I'm not sugar coating the road to making dreams come true. My next blog will discuss how I stood right back up and dusted myself off.
I hope this blog motivates at least one person to find their courage and start moving toward making their dream come true!
Please feel free to leave me a comment below and provide your feedback. I would love to hear from you.
I love it! Sometimes we are the only ones who know what we're dreaming of. Never sharing thinking it's only a silly dream but your absolutely right! You are the voice we should all be listening to.
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