
When you can’t look on the bright side…

If you’re one of the lucky ones that has always known what you were meant to do or be, well – congratulations to you!
I am not one of those people. Thankfully, I fully believe this quote is true – it’s never too late to be who you might have been.
If you’re still working your way through what that looks like, like I am, take heart. You are not alone.
You still have plenty of time…
That’s me. I’m an author. I’m a dream chaser. There are some nay-sayers out there that wonder about all this “dream” talk. I get it.
I really do.
But let’s look at this another way. What if your dream was better defined as that thing that makes you, you? What if your dreams are perfect visions of what you were made to do and be?
I believe our “dreams” are part of our calling, or that mark we’re meant to leave on our world. Maybe our world is within the walls of our own home? Maybe it’s something we have to contribute that could literally change our world or make a positive impact on society in a major way? Maybe it’s the way we are called to support others, from behind the scenes?
I don’t know what your dream is or what that calling is. But I do know that you are here for a reason and have something that only you can bring to the world.
So what is it for you? What dream should you be chasing? What dream have you let lie dormant for far too long?
I’ve been chasing dreams for a long time. In fact, I recently realized that my dream chasing goes much further back than the most obvious things I think of {foster care & writing} when I think about chasing dreams.
One thing I’ve learned, as I’ve chased hard, is that the your reasons to quit can sometimes be greater than your reasons to keep pushing. This is a fact. But you’ve got to keep pushing & fighting your way through. Opposition to the dream doesn’t indicate a darn thing.
People of faith are often uncomfortable with this, believing that “closed doors” indicate that it’s time to end the pursuit of . . . whatever it is.
But this is faulty thinking. Maybe it’s our “first-world” issues in America that make us give up so easily – as if everything should be handed to us on a golden platter.
What I know? Sometimes the most beautiful gifts in my life have come after the toughest climb. Sometimes opposition actually means you’re in exactly the right place. Some of you are there right now.
In a way, I’m kind of there too. There’s a lot of reasons I can’t or shouldn’t. But I’m going for it anyway.
I don’t know what your dream is, but I’m here cheering you on. I’m cheering you on, while I chase mine.
Tell me about your dreams {if you feel a need to “speak” this dream aloud}.
I love this quote from Mary Ann Radmacher. Recently, a friend’s son {not quite three-years old} passed away. He fought a hard battle with cancer. While recent months {really all of 2017} have convinced me of the importance of living with intention and living this one life you’ve been given with joy and abandon, his death has been a painful reminder that we are not guaranteed any day beyond this one.
What is one thing you can do today to live with intention, practice wellness, or play with abandon?