Do you remember from when you were little your mom or dad always told you to follow your dreams, or to never stop dreaming or maybe something like, if you can dream it you can do it.
The sad truth of life is that how many people are actually following their dreams or pursuing them, or maybe you have put yours on hold, because you don't have enough money or you think it might be just to hard. Well I have a dream, and I was quite good at it as well, I had a lot of opportunities to fully pursue and live it. But life got in the way, the wrong choices, being mainstream and trying to do what I think other people will approve of.
I was a very restricted child, not aloud to do the things other children my age was doing, things like sleepovers with my friends, having or going to birthday parties, going to the valentines dance with the boy I liked. I feel that all of these things led to many of my wrong choices in life, thinking that I am making the right one. But with no experience of making choices with healthy guidance from my parents I was left making them with my on discretion.
Here I am today trying to figure out were my life went wrong & what I can do to get it back on track. I now know as a mom, how important it is to rather guide your child to make the right decisions rather than forcing your will & choice upon them. Guiding will teach them self respect & confidence , it will make them feel worthy. If they then make the wrong decision, teach them how to deal with it, to next time take time & ask God's hand in the decision they need to make. (Don't get me wrong if a 12 year old wants to go out drinking, don't let them make that decision. That's just a NO.)
So if your dream is to have a Pizza restaurant, don't settle for something like working in the bread shop around the corner. You are worthy & you should do what you love & what your passion is. Life is short & don't end up like me regretting not doing what you were created to do. I was privileged enough to go to university & get a degree, but what I was actually supposed to do, I think, was to go to equine school and pursue my show jumping & equine breeding passion. I also should have tried & work out the relationship with the guy I fell madly in love with from when I was sixteen no matter how much my mother hated him, (she just didn't like him because he was much older & she didn't know him.) at least I would have known if he was the one, instead of constantly wondering & thinking about him.
I guess what I'm trying to say with this whole post is to be the person in someone or anyone's life to encourage them in their dreams, to support & love them for who they are & want to be. Give them the strength, will power & necessary guidance & advise they need to get them there. Don't be the person to discourage them & telling them it is impossible because with God everything is possible & He promises us that in His Word everyday.
Anyway as you can see I have a lot of issues. But I'm just a girl trying to find myself & my way again.
May all of you be blessed with your biggest dreams. Never settle for less.
With love
The Other Side Of me.