What does your dream look like?

I woke up this morning, put some music on, and thought to myself: What will I do today?  Among all of the things that I have to do, chores as we used to call them when we were kids, I found a few things that I could do to get just a little closer to my dream.  It's a little tricky to figure out what they are sometimes since I don't know exactly what the picture of my dream looks like just yet.  I have very strong feelings steering me towards my dream, but I couldn't tell you exactly what it is.  I think that's part of the fun, though.  It's like we are the artist of our life's path.  Just like a painter picks up a brush and begins to smear color onto a canvas that has nothing on it yet, so we take our daily actions and with them invite opportunities into our lives.  The colors that the painter chooses determines what the painting will look like when it is displayed in a gallery or museum.  The actions that we choose every day determine what our life's path will turn into.  We have the power within us to create a life that is full of passion and beauty, we just need to recognize it and embrace it.

My dream has a whole lot of different components that do not look like anything concrete yet.  I know that I will have to think a lot and get creative both in an artistic sense and in the sense of using creativity to overcome obstacles that pretend to tell me I can't do what I want.  I know that I will not be stuck inside a cubicle for the rest of my life (I already got out of the cubicle and have no intentions of going back into it unless I'm certain that it will help me move closer to my dream).  I also know that I want whatever I do in life to contribute to the good of mankind, whether it be making people's lives a little richer through cultural media such as photography, and writing or through some sort of concrete movement to help our brothers and sisters at home and throughout the world achieve their most basic needs (one of which I firmly believe is each person's ability to reach for their dreams).  

So, tell me, what does your dream look like?  Even if you don't know what the finished product looks like, share through your comments what you know it will entail, and what you know will not be part of it.  Feel free to post comments and to comment on other people's comments.  This blog, after all, is not just about me.  It is for and about every person that has some yearning to strive for something in life.

Thanks for reading, I look forward to reading about your dreams!

Inspiration

Hello Web Universe!

If you are reading this, I thank you. I don't know how you found it, because I don't really know how the whole blog thing works just yet, but I hope that I'll start to learn and you'll enjoy the posts.

I created this blog three years ago and, after one measly post, just didn't keep it up. The thing is, when I created it I felt a little lost. I had recently graduated from college and felt like I was supposed to have it all together and realized that I didn't have much of anything in my life pieced together yet. I was hoping to record my journey from student to full-fledged adult through my blog. Here I am, four years later, and still don't really consider myself a full-fledged adult. I am independent, working, enjoying a lot of my life but still working too many hours for too small a paycheck and still feel that I haven't made it just yet. What is the one thing that was true then and is still true and I want to keep? I am still striving to find and reach my dreams.

So, here I am, back in front of a blog that I almost forgot I had. This time my goal is a little different. I have a path to walk and I realize that, although we may have parallel paths, we are not walking the same path. The point this time around (and I really hope I can keep up with it) is to provide a little inspiration along the way. We're all searching for that thing that we're passionate about, that gives meaning to our life. Some days we wake up full of energy, but some other days, we need a little something to keep us going. I don't know how I'll do it yet, or what this blog will form itself into, but I hope for your sake as well as mine that I can conjure up some inspiration to help illuminate the path that lies ahead.

I am attaching a link to YouTube for Blue Lagoon's "Break my Stride." I think you can access it by clicking on the title of this post. I've also linked the YouTube video below. (Someone please let me know if I need to do anything else to give credit on my blog). I think it's a great song to get you energized since just singing along with it makes you want to dance and makes you feel like you can do anything you want. Nothing can stop you or slow you down. It's all up to you. So maybe set it up so you can listen to it when you wake up, give yourself three minutes to enjoy it and dance around in your underwear if you feel like it. Then see if it doesn't put a little extra spring in your step for the rest of the day!