Hopes and Dreams

When we are children we often have such incredible dreams for our lives. Ask a six year old what they want to be when they grow up and you are likely to get an answer like astronaut or princess. Ask a child a few years later and you will probably start getting answers like artist and doctor. But a few years after that...

"Children are wonderfully confident in their own imaginations.
Most of us lose this confidence as we grow up."

Sir Ken Robinson

For too many of us we lose sight of our dreams as we grow older, as the reality of life sets in we lose our magic. As someone who has recently stepped out into the world after high school I know that the pressures of life are tough, you need to start providing for yourself and for your future family. I myself cannot wait to have a family of my own, but at what cost? We seem to think that we need to give up what excites and interests us in order to live a safe life. But life isn't safe. You can hide behind your nine to five job and your high brick wall but life is out there, and it will get to you.

I have watched divorces unfold before me, cancer rip loved ones from me, and depression claim lives of those very close to me. Yes, life is rough, but hiding behind your walls, trying to play it safe, won't do you any good. You'll just be limiting the greatness of your life to try and avoid a valley or two. Don't let fear take away the joy of life; it's never too late to follow your dreams.

"It doesn't matter where you are, you are nowhere compared to where you can go."

Bob Proctor

There are so many great things life has to offer, if you only know how to look for it there is so much beauty in the world. We encounter movies and books that have great stories and tales yet we are too scared of the cost, we are ruled by fear. As someone who has recently let go of the fear of living a safe life let me tell you it is something else entirely to live a fearless life. Waking up in the morning knowing that the day holds endless possibilities and blessings, finding the good in life and living it without restraint, knowing that life can throw whatever it will at you and there is still so much to live for and be excited about, it is a divine feeling that I cannot imagine leaving behind now that I have experienced it.

"If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing
 what a great person you might have been."

Robert Schuller

I cannot capture, in words, the feeling of pure joy you feel when you completely let go of the fear that is holding you back, even if it's subconsciously, but it is something you need to experience yourself. The feeling is complete freedom and joy, smiling like a fool because there is just so much to live for and be excited about and it's all at your fingertips if you'll just reach for it.

So don't give up on your hopes and dreams, with God helping you there is very little that you cannot do. Let us become generations that change the world, that shift the distorted paradigm of society. It starts with you and me. I have been living a life completely with God, working towards me hopes and dreams, and it just gets more magical every day. So go out there, let go of your fear, and live the life you've always wanted to.

Jem.

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. 
Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future."

Earl Nightingale

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it.
The time will pass away."
Earl Nightingale