Journal XVI - Dreams

No one on this entire planet can say that they don’t have dreams. Everyone, at some point, dreams about who they want to become, what they want to do with their lives, or who they want to spend their lives with. ‘Following your bliss’ means going after your dreams. It means never giving up and chasing the dreams that you want to become a reality. To follow your dreams means to do whatever you possibly can to achieve them and not letting anyone get in your way and deter you from your goal. Never give up and never surrender!

However, despite how much someone may desire these dreams, not everyone chooses to follow their heart. There can be many reasons for this. Friends could be going off to a college that doesn’t have what you need, but you don’t want to leave them. Parents and relatives could be pressuring you to go into a career that is a guaranteed money maker. Maybe you have family obligations that you absolutely have to take care of. Or it could be that you just aren’t sure of yourself and you don’t think that you can accomplish your dreams.

Many things can try and stop you from following your heart. Maybe you want to be a musician but think you’ll only end up doing small gigs for the rest of your life. Maybe you want to be an artist, but you don’t think that anyone will like your work or appreciate all the hard work that you put into it. There are many roadblocks that could deter you from your dreams.

But despite all of that, you can’t let those roadblocks control your life. It’s your life, and you only get one so you should go all out and do what you want. If something feels right in your heart, in your soul, then you should go after it no matter what the cost.