The key to making your dreams happen is to break them down into very small goals and create a habit of working on them regularly.
The key to making your dreams happen is to break them down into very small goals and create a habit of working on them regularly.
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"A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are." I'm not sure who wrote this, but it sure fits with my life philosophy. Enjoy your day. And don't forget the dream big part. :) Having dreams and goals is great. It's what gives us our direction. But we can't stay focused on the end results too much, or we will become disappointed in not getting there soon enough and give up. Much time is spent in the journey in getting to where we want to go. Success doesn't happen overnight. It's a process. And that process can be quite long. We gotta enjoy the journey and all the little accomplishments along the way. Enjoying the journey is what life is all about, because the journey is our life. We pursue our dreams to keep from being stagnant, and to give us that spark of life. And enjoying the process along the way is the key to being happy, content, and fulfilled in life. If you're climbing a mountain and don't enjoy the journey, no matter how exciting the mountaintop might be, you likely won't climb many mountains. I think this is why so many people give up on their goals. They're focused on reaching the destination, but not enjoying the journey that will get them there. So when the going gets tough, they throw in the towel and either pick a new goal, or give up on having goals altogether. So whether you're climbing literal mountains or symbolic mountains of trying to lose weight and get in shape, starting a business, writing a book, raising a family, training for a marathon, or any other goal of the infinite choices available to you ... don't be in a rush to get there, and learn to enjoy the journey. It's your life. :) When you look back on your life many years down the road, what kind of memories do you want to have? Take time to do those things. Whether it's working on our dreams and goals, or simply dealing with those nagging tasks that need done so we have time to work on our dreams and goals, procrastination has a way of keeping us from getting things accomplished. I sometimes find myself saying, "I should __________", without taking action to do it right then. I recently heard someone say you have five seconds from the time you get an idea or thought in which to take action before your brain steps in to keep you from doing it. We need to follow Nike's motto and "just do it". The times I do, I feel so much better and I get much more done. And it stokes me to do even more. I just need to do this more often, so I can do more of what I want to do. That's what I'm working on. How about you? Want to join me in this challenge to tackle our procrastination? When you get a thought that you should do something, stop thinking about it and delaying, and just do it. The guilt goes away and the task gets done. :) If you have a dream, go after it. If you don't have a dream, maybe it's time to get one. The song lyrics "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" always comes to mind when I think about pity parties. We've all had the notorious pity party at times, to some degree or another. But are they just a "woe is me" event without any purpose? Are they something we should be trying to avoid completely? I don't think so. While I don't believe it's productive for us to wallow in them for long or live our lives going from one pity party to the next, I do believe they are useful when not allowed to get out of hand and control us. They give us the opportunity to deal with the grief of disappointment on occasion. I'm not talking about the times in life where we must deal with major grief; that's a whole other matter. But grief is real even when it is small and over the not-so-big things in life. These feelings still need processed so they don't affect our life in a negative way. Pity parties seem to just pop up on their own out of the blue. There are no formal invitations sent out. They just happen. Some kind of disappointment triggers "those feelings", without any kind of planning. But pity parties should not last indefinitely. You're only down for a moment. Once you've cried it out for a bit (or been moody, moped around, or whatever else it is that you do to deal with those feelings)... then you gotta get up, dust yourself off, and get back in the fight. There comes a time to "get over it". But take a little time to process those feelings first, because once you've properly dealt with your disappointment, you will be ready to move on again without it hanging over you and holding you back. :) When you have a young family, you will find most of your time is spent on work and family, rather than following other dreams. That's okay. You're working on your "family dream" right now. You still need a little "me time" every now and then to keep your balance, and you might be able to still work on some dreams at a slower pace on the side and/or some with your family, but some dreams will just have to wait until another stage of life. Don't feel bad about putting some dreams on hold for a time. Focus on raising your family and enjoy this stage of life while you're in it, making lots of fun memories along the way. The time will come when you can focus on your other dreams. Every season in life has its purpose. :) Living my own dreams and encouraging others to live theirs is one of my passions in life. But I don't want my zeal for life and living dreams to be misunderstood. When I speak of "giving things up" and "making sacrifices" to follow our dreams, it doesn't mean giving up and sacrificing the important things in our lives. For me... God, family, and my responsibilities in life are simply not options for the chopping block. -- My faith is very important to me. I'm far from perfect, but I do try to put God first in all things in my life. I believe God has given me my dreams to follow, but I always compare the things I desire in life with the Word of God. And I always leave room for God to change my direction and dreams according to His will for my life. I pray and seek for Him to lead and guide me through this life He has so graciously given me. -- Family is also very important to me. My husband and I have been happily married for 30 years now, and we are faithfully committed to each other to spend the rest of our lives together. I have also spent the better part of my adult years giving birth to and raising 6 wonderful children. This has been, and continues to be, my family dream. And any other dreams I pursue are contingent on making sure they work with our family life. Some dreams I am blessed to be able to pursue with my family. Other dreams I can pursue alongside my family responsibilities. And some dreams must wait for another season in life after all of my children are grown, simply because I do not want to take too much time away from my primary responsibility of being "mom". -- And I also take my responsibilities in life seriously. We all have those we cannot avoid. But I am also careful not to take on more than I need to. I try to keep things simple, so that I can have some time to follow my dreams in addition to those things I must do. I just wanted to clarify things a bit. That while I feel it's important to follow our dreams in life, I don't mean we should sacrifice anything and everything for them. Following my dreams in no way means to neglect or abandon my faith, family, or responsibilities. Achieving and keeping balance is the key to living our dreams with the other important things in our lives, not without them. :) Have the trials and busyness of life let your dreams die down to a smoldering pile of embers? It's time to stir up those barely glowing coals, add some fuel, fan the flames, and get that fire stoked back up. Don't let your fire die out. Keep your dreams alive. |
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