Chasing Your Heart’s Desires
“Every dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” — Unknown
To all the dreamers, keep dreaming. Don’t give up when it gets hard because it will get hard. Don’t lose faith when someone is against you, because you can’t please everyone.
Once you’ve felt the fire of seeing your dreams come alive you’ll never accept anything less. It just takes one leap of faith, or risk, one decision.
I know it did for me.
You were made for more, I was made for more. More than the status quo. More than your past expected. More than the story that you were told in your childhood hometown.
So what if everyone else grew up to be teachers and farmers if your desire is to become an astronaut, cardiologist or entrepreneur — go and do it! There’s nothing less that’s going to fulfill you if your heart’s desires are beyond what the human mind can fathom.
Do you know that there are people out there that are wishing they had the bravery and the strength to chase their dreams? Instead, they’re finding every excuse in the book to not do it other than the one obvious one which is to just try.
What’s the worst that can happen? You might fail, yeah. But what would be worse is never knowing what could’ve been. The only difference between those who are successful and those who are not is that those who are successful are not afraid to fail. They’re out there trying and succeeding. They’re winning and failing, and failing a lot.
What are the deepest desires of your heart? What do you long to make better in this world? What is it that you truly desire to do with your time? We only get one chance at this life and you’re honestly not going to take any of it with you when you go so what are you going to make of what you have right now?
Don’t waste your time wishing away your current season, you’re in it for a reason. Don’t waste time wishing you were with someone else or somewhere else doing something else because you’re exactly where you were supposed to be right now for a reason.
Have some faith, keep pushing, keep dreaming! The world needs more dreamers. Too many people are content with just accepting the world and their lives the way that they are. They think that there’s nothing they can do to change it- But that’s not true.
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world,” Gandhi
You have to be strong. Strength isn’t only physical, but mental as well. It takes mental toughness to be successful in this world and to achieve your dreams. This also means setting the proper boundaries in order to be successful and prioritizing your time.
You have to be patient. Big dreams aren’t achieved overnight. They take months and maybe even years of growth, effort, and trying. Be patient with yourself and the process. It’s worth it to get to where you’re going.
You have to have passion. This is what will carry you even when your strength and patience have worn thin. Passion is the thing that keeps you motivated to try harder or newer ways. Passion is what will keep your heart beating for your dreams even when there seems to be no way to achieve them.
Whatever your dreams may be, go for it. You have nothing to lose. The greatest risks I’ve taken in my life, lead to the biggest rewards. It’s scary because of the uncertainty, but what’s scarier is looking back and wondering what could have been.
You’ll never know unless you try, so you gotta try. Go out there today and try one new thing that could be even the tiniest step towards your dreams. Then try another, and another. Before you know it, the goal will be obtained. Then you’ll know the fire in your heart, and you’ll never stop chasing your desires.
