“Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.”
No matter one’s age, one has the right to dream of something better. Dreams pull us toward tomorrow. They give us a reason to get up in the morning. They provide us with the energy to push through tough moments knowing tough moments won’t last. Whatever your age, dream on, dream great dreams, dream dreams that pull you into tomorrow.
What if I let go of all the fears that are holding me back from racing toward my dreams? I’ve met many folks who let go of their great dreams and spent most of their time creating great excuses as to why they didn’t chase them. One person told me he lived in the most beautiful part of the world, he couldn’t leave it. Another told me, he could have had his dream but he didn’t have the support to chase it. Another told me, it was too hard. Excuses, all of them. We can never reach our full potential or dreams until we let go of our fears, excuses, and created barriers. Is it time to let go of everything holding you back and racing full speed toward the destiny you were born to reach?
“When we are dreaming alone it is only a dream. When we are dreaming with others, it is the beginning of reality.”
I like to hang out with people who are still dreaming. It doesn’t matter their age. What matters is the size of their dreams and their passion to keep chasing their dreams. These folks haven’t pulled the shades, pulled covers over their head, or think about dying. They think about living. They think about the adventures ahead of them. If they realize they can’t catch their dream, that’s no problem. They take a momentary break, grab hold of another dream and set out again.
“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
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‘Twill all be well: no need of care;
Though how it will, and when, and where,
We cannot see, and can’t declare.
In spite of dreams, in spite of thought,
‘Tis not in vain, and not for nought,
The wind it blows, the ship it goes,
Though where and whither, no one knows.
What would happen if you doubted your fears instead of your dreams?
Dream on.
Now’s the time. It’s your moment. Don’t let it slip away.
What if you wrote the story of your life? Would you tell of all the challenges you faced? Would you tell about the times you stood alone for what was right and didn’t back down? Would you tell of how love came into your life? Would you tell of dreams chased, captured or lost? Our lives are our stories and we are the central character of our stories. Here’s hoping your story is a heroic adventure, one of which you and those who know you can be proud.
Where are you living? Are you living in your hopes and dreams? Or, are you living in your fears and false limitations? You know where life is soaring and calling you. Shed your fears and false limitations as quickly as a snake sheds its skin.
