Consequences of Dreams
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Guns n Roses - Patience
When is it good to follow your dreams? I've always thought and been taught that if you have a dream you need to stick with it no matter what hardships you face, and it will make acheiving the dream that much sweeter. Well, obviously in trying to make my dreams happen, I've run into some rather well built walls, but in many of the cases I've found a way past them.

So when do things get to the point that there is such a thin line between following your dreams and wasting your life?

I've spent so much time trying to help others with their dreams and living their lives for them. Now that I'm trying to live my own life, I've been told that I'm wasting my life. Definitely not the most positive thing to be told.

In thinking back on some of the people who have made such an impact in all of our lives and the way we live them, i.e. some of the great artists, Einstein, etc., I'm sure most people thought they were completely insane, but when they chose to ignore the negativity of others and focus on their passions, look what happened. I'm not trying to put myself in their league, I'm hardly an Einstein, but hopefully you see my point.

So the positives in my life at the moment:
-I'm on my own and independent
-I'm making money and doing a job that I don't mind too much
-I have made a life, made friends, and am well on the way to finally feeling settled, to feeling like I'm home
-I'm creating a new plan of action that will truly be the realization of what I want to be doing

The negatives (aka Walls to be broken):
-At the moment I'm still trying to find a permanent way to stay
-I'm not in school at the moment
-I'm far from my family

So if I died today, would people say, "Jeeze it's a shame she didn't have a Bachelor's degree before she died, she'll need that in Heaven or wherever she ends up.", or would they look back and say, "Wow, it's good that she's gotten to do all the things she has done and shared it in her own way with everyone she loves."?

Just thought I'd share.