Living your dream means living a life of meaning
It is beyond me why some people are afraid to live their dreams. I know life is hard and you have pressures from all side, money, parents, fears but why do you not live your dream? You have to be strong because this is the only life you have. ‘It is because we will never be here again that life is so sweet’. Yes, I believe in God and see this life fragment of our existence in eternity. However, this life is important in itself and you are here for a reason. This life means something and if you are not dreaming and then living your dreams you are not discovering the meaning of your life, It will be a wasted life.
It is very hard to do when and most people are afraid to make a wrong choice. Here is a trick to help you overcome this fear: remember there is no such thing as a wrong decision in life as everything in life is a learning experience. Just make a choice. Exercise your freewill.
I know one friend of mine who has been in a bad relationship for many years. It is not that bad, just not the real deal. It is just not the moon and the stars. Why he does not go for what he wants in terms of love is beyond me. I think it is fear.
I know one girl who has a great job, interesting everything going for her in the right direction, but no guy. She tried Internet dating but really is settled in her job and habits. She will not get married.
I think again it is all about fear that people do not live their dreams. Fear of failure or something bad will happen. You know what, maybe something bad will happen. Maybe everything will be wrong and then it will be the end, you will get sick and then then end, but so what. At least you lived your life.
Do you remember the movie Papillion (he was stuck in captivity on an island)? He has a dream:
Judge in Dream: I accuse you of a wasted life.
Papillon: Guilty I’m guilty.
Do not waste your life. Be free from your fears and live the life that you are suppose to live. Whatever that life is. Feel the fear and do it anyway.
The first step is to dream
If you are not dreaming of something, that is anything, I highly recommend you start. You need to have a vision. If you do not have one start thinking about what you really loved when you were a child. Maybe it as travel or going to France. For me it was learning languages. But whatever it is you should really start dreaming this is the first step to living your dream.
Do not be afraid to live their dreams step two
What is the second step? Start dreaming about what is needed to achieve your dream, that is concrete logistical steps. Thinking is the hardest work there is that is why so few people do it. Think, dream and plan, if you do not have the strength ask God to help you. Read books like the ‘Power of Positive thinking’, whatever it takes. What the movie ‘Yes man’ – the man who said yes to everything everyone asked. It is based on a real story you know.
People are destroying their lives working at whatever jobs and relationships.
I have scores of stories like this, people ‘s whose minds are free and they are living their dreams and they have a wonderful life. Look at hippies, many of them became very successful people because their minds were open and free. They were not afraid to live their lives. For example, I had this friend who worked in a coffee shop and looked like he crawled out from under a rock. I was an investment guy. My parents where always said ‘look at that boy he will never amount to anything’. I said he is doing what he loves in life. They shock their heads. You know what, his mind was open and free and he started his own company and he is a millionaire today. I think that is the rule, as you know from the ten richest people in the USA, only two graduated from college.
I have another friend at 55 years old was unemployed so he started a company and now is living his life. His friends who got laid off are still complaining about their life.
I have scores of stories of people who are afraid to live their dreams and are mildly depressed.
If you need any motivation write me. Whatever is blocking you I might be able to point you in the right direction. I would not talk so big if I had not done this all myself. My message is do not be afraid to dream and then to live your dreams.
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2 responses to Do not be afraid to live your dreams
Thanks for letting me vent about my dreams and life
I like what you said about living your dream, I do have dreams and sometimes get tire of trying to bring them into reality. Two years ago I was laid off a job I had for 20 years, as a construction service manager. Now I am doing home improvement work as a business, money is not coming in that great, however I am making it. Facing foreclosure, my dream is to be a general contractor employing hundreds of people providing great wages to them. Also would love to share self-help quotes as a motivating speaker/ This is something I love to do.
My marriage is not that great also, we just tolerate each other in a respectable way, have 7 children which 5 are on there own. I am not giving up on my dreams just needed to vent thanks for being there.
Sam
Living your dreams from another perspective
You have an interesting life. I know many people who would trade all the money in the world to have 7 kids. I know people who have never been married and can not find a partner. I do not know if you live in the USA or not, but if you do I see people who their only dream is to live in the USA.
You have owned a house. Myself and many of my friends have not ever done this. You are a home owner. If you lose it you will be renting like 40% of the other people. I know it is not fun but it is not the end of the world.
So I 100% understand how hard you have it and can not imagine what it is like. Yet on the other hand if you step back and see how many blessing you have, like in the Jimmy Steward movie “It’s a Wonderful life’, you have a bit of a dream life.
Watch the movie if you have not in a while or even ‘Overboard’ with Goldie Hawn.
I living in Eastern Europe see hardship everywhere. Many people do not have running water and live very hard lives. Yet they are happy and living their dreams.
So my only ideas is try not to define your dream so much by anything monetary like a house or job or payments or income. I know it is easy for me to say, but on the other hand I live in Eastern Europe and a poor person in the USA is a rich person in parts here. So wealth is relative and temporary.
I am very sorry you have gone through this. Really I am. I am not taking anything away from your hardship, rather just trying to cheer you up.
Also with love and marriage, I think that if you find the reason you came together you can find a way back. And the weeds that have developed in your relationship can be uprooted with acceptance.
If you want to improve yourself economically there are many way. That is actually the easy part. See the only reason you or I do not have a million dollars in the bank is ignorance. If we had perfect information we could make a million in a month. Therefore, the task for both me and you is not give up. Use our God-given creativity and brains to find a way.
It can be done. I am on a reasonable economic path and self sufficient but I am not a millionaire, yet.
I think if you want to live you monetary dream, just do not give up and commit yourself to keep trying and learning on why and how people get rich.
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