They say you’re not for everyone, and that’s true. After all, you can’t soar with Eagles when you fly with pigeons. You have never hung out with the masses trying to fit in;
You hang out with those striving to special. Those who soar above those content to be ordinary. So yes you’re not for everyone and that’s just fine with you.
It is that time once again. The ending of one year the beginning of another.
A new year! A call to action! The opportunities to be better tomorrow and each succeeding day than you are today.
A chance to break free of the mundane, to refuse to paint in black and white and between the lines but instead wherever your imagination takes you. To paint your future in the bold strokes and daring colors it was meant to be painted in
A new year is the chance to embrace the truth. The truth that nothing is impossible as long as your faith remains strong and you dare to dream.
A new year,
A blank canvass,
A new beginning,
Seize it,
Make it yours
Because after all the future is but what you make it
It’s Morning! Mornings are exciting each morning brings a new day and a new day is exciting. To me a new day is like the opening monologue of Star Trek.
Today a new frontier. These are the voyages of me. My 24-hour mission: to venture out and explore, to experience new and exciting things, to reach for my dreams, to boldly go where I never have before.
OK maybe that’s a little over the top but I think you get how exciting a new day to me.
I’m aware that not everyone shares my enthusiasm. That for some mornings brings no joy, no laughter, and no happiness. To some mornings are just the start of the insufferable march to the next day, existing today just to exist tomorrow.
But it wasn’t always like that; think back to childhood when we all had dreams, big dreams. Dreams that were once roadmaps to a bright and shiny future before we grew up and let reality, or at least what society told us was reality, get in the way. Reaching for the stars was child play they said. If you always have your head in the clouds dreaming, you’ll never accomplish anything. Be practical, let go of those silly childhood dreams. That what we were told and most of believed it. But not all of us some of us asked a basic question. Is maintaining a joyless adult existence worth letting go of our childhood dreams? Let that question sink in for a moment, go ahead think about it, I’ll wait…
Ok if you said yes, it’s worth letting go of my childhood dreams, you can stop reading I’ve got nothing for you. But if you said no if you said life is too short to simply exist. I want to achieve my dreams, laugh, love and be as happy as I can possibly be along the way, well you should keep on reading.
The way I see it there are four simple steps you have to take in order to free yourself from the grey mundane world you currently reside in so that you can step into a world full of vibrant colors. You know the world I’m talking about, the one with the array of colors you used to draw as a child. The world you have always belonged in.
First and without question the most important step is belief. You must believe in your dreams; you must believe they can be accomplished but most of all you must believe in you. Walk over to the nearest mirror and look at the person staring back at you. Do you believe that person has the power to change things in your life? To live out your dreams. To make your world a better place. If you can believe that you’ll be amazed at where you can go from there.
Step two is to plan. It doesn’t have to be a detailed plan it just has to be a plan. A plan to accomplish something you’ve wanted to accomplish for a while, but you didn’t think was possible. You don’t have to get all the way there in one day; you just must believe you will eventually get there. Don’t impose any limits on yourself. Your mind is the window through which you see the world and if you can see it happening it can!
Third remove all the negativity from around you. Evaluate those around you and determine who is emitting positive energy in your world. That positive energy can be in their guidance, friendship, or love. Embrace them and move forward with them. The ones emitting negative energy. Discard them and move on. Understand that everyone cannot walk the path with you. Reaching for the stars is hard enough and there is no reason to be weighed down by those that bring only negativity to the table.
Finally, do not fear failure. Failure is only permanent to those who believe their potential has limits. You may fail in your initial attempts to unleash the potential trapped within you but if you do not fear that temporary stumble on your journey to greatness you will get there.
So, there you have it four simple steps. Are you ready to embrace your dreams? Yes. Well then go venture out and explore, experience new and exciting things, reach for your dreams and boldly go where you have never been before. I’ll think you’ll like it when you get there.
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