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Never be afraid to dream and never let go of the dreams you have for your life! So often we limit our dreams and doubt that they will ever come true – you need to believe that they will and surround yourself with people who also believe in your dreams!
[pullquote width=”300″ float=”left”]the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams![/pullquote]
This is a post I wrote last year and something that has been on my mind constantly for the past few weeks! My hubby put it very aptly the other day – it is as if you are following your dreams and headed in the right direction, when something distracts you! You see what someone else is doing and you think ooh why can’t I do that as well! Something I always say to my girls, when they are studying is – “focus girls focus”! Well it seems I need to take some of my own advice. I am not saying that you cannot diversify or change direction but you need to be careful, that what you are doing is not merely a distraction from your real plan and purpose!
This is a question I have been pondering the past few days. I think this thought process was instigated after my daughter hauled out a few of my art pieces from high school the other day and then insisted on taking them to school to show her art teacher! After I got over the feelings of complete and utter insecurity, I felt an overwhelming sense of pride. These were after all my creations and my daughter saw fit that they were good enough to share with her teacher. I am completely aware of the fact that I am “no Picasso” but I felt proud none the less!
It did, however, make me reflect back to my, somewhat naïve, yet hopeful outlook at the tender age of 15 or 16 years, when the world was my oyster. My aspirations of becoming a world-renowned fashion designer, with my own thriving chain of boutiques! At that point in my life doing anything that was creative, was my ultimate goal in life. This really got me thinking – well are my dreams still the same or have they changed and morphed into something completely different? Or are they buried beneath all the stuff life throws at you? I think that maybe I have changed, as my circumstances have changed but I think my dreams are still alive and well! If anything I think we add to these dreams as we grow and mature.
So what now? When does living your dream become impossible, well never, as far as I am concerned – if you want something badly enough you will make it happen? Luckily for me I have daughters that both enjoy fashion and have a creative flare, a husband who is extremely supportive – which I feel makes living my dream even more plausible. It may not be the exact same dream that I had all those years ago but I believe it will be better than ever because I now have special people in my life to share it with!
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Do you ever feel like you are too afraid to live your dream? I think we would all love to live our dream but sometimes we allow our fear of failure to limit our ability to achieve our destiny. Lately I have being allowing my fear of getting older to limit my ability to live my dreams. Whether your fear is that you are too young, too old, not clever enough, not pretty enough – the list could go on forever, all these things are of little consequence when it comes to your dreams and destiny.
So today is the day to say no to your fears and chase your dreams!
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It is so important to Follow Your Dreams! No matter what life throws at you never lose sight of your dreams and the things you want to achieve. Learn from failure but never let it defeat you.
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This quote is so apt for the place that I am at in my life right now! We all have dreams but are we dreaming big enough – do your dreams and aspirations keep you awake at night? How much would you sacrifice for your dream to happen? Most of us would probably answer no to the first question and feel uncomfortable at the thought of giving anything up. Well then you have to ask yourself, how badly do you want to realise your dream?!
My hubby has always encouraged both myself and our girls to dream big and have a clear vision for our lives. It’s not to say this dream and vision will always be the same but it is good to at least have some idea of where you are going!
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