Never Give Up On Your Dreams... Be Patient

I stand with those who never give up on their dreams despite all of the setbacks, wrong turns, and moments of doubt that would have easily caused most to surrender.  For when we believe in some things so deeply; so strongly that we cannot go a day without thinking about them, we must put all of our energy into them and take risks to get there.  We can create the lives of our dreams and reach the promise land here on Earth if we pursue these dream lives relentlessly.  Life is too short to waste any moments merely fantasizing or imagining what we would like to experience.  We must act now on all of our ambitions.  It does not matter how many times we fall, but it is how many times we get back up and try again that counts.  We must ask ourselves what it is we truly desire deep in our hearts.  Whatever that is - we must invest all of our time and energy into these dreams that stay alive with the burning flames in our hearts. If we are faced with decisions to risk it all in order to reach the lives of our dreams or stay stagnant, we must take the risks, for it is worse to have never have lived our highest quality lives than to suffer mediocracy existences.  It might be daunting to change, but the promise land is worth it.  

Doubt

Doubt can be the enemy of greatness. We mustn't be hindered or deterred by doubt or doubters.  If we tell others our plans and they don't believe as passionately as we do that we shall succeed, we mustn't allow their doubt to damper our spirits.  We must keep our aspirations close to our hearts and not allow the doubts of others to affect them.  Each time we share our thoughts and dreams with those who for whatever reason cannot see our visions, our visions become clouded with their outlooks. We must know that we know that we know that our ideas will come to fruition. We have spent hours envisioning, planning, and acting.  Since we have done all this, we have no reason to doubt. We have no energy to give to those who do not see it quite how we do. No, we must keep our drafts, our plans, and our blueprints for our lives to ourselves. We must keep them close under lock and key. For our own energy is so incredibly powerful that we cannot allow it to weaken. Our dreams will be realized, and we know this. The uncertainty of others has no standing and is irrelevant to us. We are certain we will get where we want to be.

Previous Thoughts...

I want the best for people. I believe in them. I want to see them achieve greatness. I compete with no one. We all want different things. I hope we all make it. 

I refuse to have random connections and not invest serious time in my friendships and relationships.  I want to know people on deeper levels and trust them. I don't feel like I want to go to a party and "turn up." I do not act cool. I am an old soul. I only know how to be genuine. I want meaningful experiences, not the next high. 

Why

In order to find motivation in our lives, we must have a why. We each must find this why before we can get to determining the how, the when, or the where of any goal. The why is what drives us. The why is the purpose we feel behind every action that we take. When we dedicate ourselves, our precious time, and our limited energy to a task, we must have a passionate reason for doing so.  We must have cause, see the light at the end goal, and be sure to never forget its promise throughout all of the hard work we endure on our journeys. We must reference back to our why every time our work feels meaningless.  We must remember our true purpose for working so hard - joy in life - with each difficult task we complete. We are not meant to simply be computers doing calculations or memorizing theories and regurgitating them without meaning. We work and study not because that is our true purpose as souls but because these challenges lead us to greener pastures. Education, especially strenuous higher education, can be the precious key that unlock the door to a life filled with magic and excitement. If we can realize this, we can find meaning in all of our studies and efforts along the way.  

The why cannot be superficial, however, else it will not sustain.  If the why is material possessions or a number in a bank account, it will extinguish the purpose flame too fast. For we could sit all alone in an empty home on the holidays surrounded by material possessions and hard earned capital, but no pure, meaningful love. Love, family, and joy must be the foundation of our purposes. For love is the essence of life, and any motivation built upon it is sure to sustain the tests of hardships and time. 

If we can find this why - what truly motivates us and makes us happy - and never lose sight of this motivation when we feel overwhelmed on our journeys to greener pastures, we will find that work that once seemed fruitless and meaningless becomes part of a grander whole.  We will see that it is all connected; each night spent studying instead of going to a party, each hour devoted to truly reading in depth, each time we trekked across a college campus for office hours when we would really have rather been elsewhere. It all matters. Each action we take counts.  And if we can never lose sight of why we are working so hard, we can better recognize our actions as individual, meaningful brush strokes that will come together to make the wonderful painting that will be our dream lives.  In the end, the artwork will have been painted just as we have envisioned it - because we did the work.  

Indeed, happiness may not be a destination but a journey, so the more we can enjoy the story as its being written without needing to know if the ending will be a certain way, the more at peace we shall ultimately be.  In reflecting upon our lives, we should strive to feel that we worked with vigor and meaning towards our end goals in sight - ones that were rooted in love, happiness, and a relentless desire for life's meaningful experiences.

For Whatever They May Say

For whatever they may say, they cannot say that we are not kind.  The pure hearted will prevail throughout life. An erroneous weight is placed upon the necessity to be strong, brass, and hard.  We shall keep our softness. We shall not allow jading to occur.  For whatever they may say, they cannot say that we are not intelligent.  For we have put in the time, effort, and energy in order to gain knowledge so we may enrich and stimulate our minds. They want us to pick between academia and other passions, and we shall not. We can do both. We can be anything.  For whatever they may say, they cannot say that we quit.  For despite the obstacles and adversity, we always believe in a better tomorrow. Even if means moving mountains, we find a way. We have hope, fiery spirits, and relentless tenacity. Even if it takes a thousand tries, we make it happen. We do not ever accept complete defeat. And for whatever they may say, they cannot say that we are apathetic. We are filled with passion and do not see life as purposeless. To us, it is a beautiful gift and we intend to carpe diem.  We dream, romanticize, and create - then play.  We refuse to become dispassionate and wither away. We shall expand our powerful energy throughout and around this Earth with purpose, meaning, and love.

Surround Yourself With

If we are ever to make progress in our lives, we must know when it is time to cut negative people out of our lives. As much as we want to love and help these people, we must recognize when it is time to let them go and move along with our own journeys. For we are who we surround ourselves with, and we must envelop ourselves in a network of people whom elevate and inspire us. Our compasses must always be pointed north. The company we keep must always feel uplifting and share similar aspirations as us. Even if we cannot find enough of these people, we must recognize that it is of greater risk to our own power and energy to stay attached to those who weigh us down than it is to venture out into the unknown abyss of potential loneliness. We must take the lessons we learned from these people and celebrate them, but then let go and allow them to continue on their own paths. But we certainly should not despair; for if we believe without a doubt that the positive company we desire to soon keep shall be ours, than so it shall be. We are not meant to stay stagnant; we are meant to evolve on our own enriching life journeys.  We must be like butterflies, who do not spend time conversing with the caterpillars they used to resemble, but rather fly in celebration of their evolution and life's progress. We should never look down upon the in-progress caterpillars as if we are better than them, because we remember where we used to be, and we must also never stay too long on the ground. We must fly away into greatness and magnificence in celebration of our own brilliant evolution. For we know in truth that everyone will be eventually become the butterfly that is his or her best self, but on his or her own time. We must release our past attachments and relationships that no longer serve us and begin anew.

Sweet

Though the destination may be sweet, we must enjoy all aspects of the journey before we reach our desired end states. This includes all the twists and turns it takes to get there. What if the dance is right here, right now, in this moment -
rather than tomorrow?

We always are so focused on what we want in the future, and how much better things will be when we get these things - whether it be a perfect job, family, or relationship. But happiness does not have to be one day. It can be right now.

Every day should be a form of Heaven. Every moment should be turned into Heaven. Turn every experience into Paradise.

We must choose to see the positive aspects of all situations.  What if we studied and worked and stressed only to get to a retirement home and regretfully look back only to see that we never danced along the way ?  The dance IS the journey, not the destination.  The goal is to enjoy the now - the present moment, and treat it like it is the best moment of our lives.  Life should be joyful,  so forget where we've been and where we're headed, and love where we are...

At Home

Limitless

You

Can

Do 

Anything

out of nothing a way will be created

You 

Set 

Your 

Mind 

To

Romanticism

You are out there. You are out there thinking similar thoughts to mine and waiting for me.

I bet you try to make everyone in a room feel comfortable with your smile.

I know you'll be good. My grandfather always said, "Our kind is good." I know you'll be like that...

I can't wait to meet you when destiny allows...

Rejection

As I walked a path today
I gathered my thoughts
And felt the sun shining down
Gently bronzing my skin

I thought about the rejection I had just endured
And the criticisms he had for me
And how I had done my best to change
And how it wasn't enough

And I smiled at the lady passing by
And waved at the driver as I crossed the street
I shined my light to all that I encountered
And I wondered why the sadness was fading from me so fast
Faster than it has in the past

And the realization came to me
That life is just so beautiful
And there is just so much to be happy about
And I am so in love with it
That to be sad with all there is to be happy about would be such a shame

And as I continued to walk
I became aware that the reason I had recovered so quickly was
Because I love myself
And as an old soul I know so much more than I used to

And when I got home
These fuzzy little felines came meowing
And I picked one up and squeezed it tight
And I knew that I was loved
And I was at peace