Do you remember when you were a little girl, and you used to
daydream about what you wanted to be when you grew up? You’d envision your
life, job, family, and it would all be perfect in your head. You would be
beautiful, (of course), really good at what you did, and have the most darling
children.
You would make vows like, “I will never do this,” or “I will
never be like that.”
I’m just wondering – except for the unattainable standards
that reality has set straight… did you turn out like you dreamed? Did you get
the life you dreamed of having? Are you who you wanted to be?
Life has a way of
beating up our dreams sometimes. There are so many curves, corners, and
twists – things we never saw coming our way. As we navigate all of these, we can sometimes forget which
direction it was that we wanted to head in, in the first place.
We can forget where we
came from and who we are.
We just get a little lost.
But, it’s never too late to start becoming the person you
want to be. It’s never too late to change habits, attitudes, or circumstances
that have sidetracked you. It’s never too late to start laughing more, spending
more time with those you love, becoming more patient, taking care of your
health better, getting more organized, etc.
Never.
Some people may be surprised at your changes – at your shift. They may even try to hinder you, because they expect you to be who you’ve always been. But don’t let them. You CAN be the best version of yourself that you want to be.
Life is so much about
choices. We impact the directions of our life by those very choices. Yes,
some things can’t be helped. Some things happen TO us. But it’s how we react to
those very things that dictate how we will be as people, and how our lives will
be lived.
You CAN be the vision of that person you dreamed of
being. You can be happy with who
you are. Don’t give up on those dreams that you once had. Alter them a little,
maybe, but don’t give up on the dreams that are a part of your soul. For they
are part of you.
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