We all have passions and dreams in our lives. I think it's safe to say that we all have that same goal to succeed and become successful. I highly doubt anyone says, "I want to fail and be a failure for the rest of my life." What's the point in that right? The passions and dreams that we have are the things that make us happy; that makes us feel special and unique. Within reaching those dreams, sometimes we may go about it the wrong way, and like any other human being we make mistakes. No one is perfect in this world; I always say that if there's someone that has it completely together with no flaws, no mistakes or bad/wrong choices then I want to meet them so I may learn from them. But that's the thing, there isn't a perfect person in this world.
When we make mistakes and bad choices, they always come with some kind of consequence. I can tell you right now that I have made plenty of them and have dealt with the consequences as well....they weren't the best of times at all. But just because whether it's us that makes them or someone else, doesn't always mean that we may realize those mistakes. Not only that, we can't be so quick to dog that person or ourselves about it. Yes it hurts and it sucks but words do hurt and they can do some pretty bad damage to a person. Me for example, I can put myself in a pretty bad and negative thinking place when I mess up. I feel like I'm a failure, that I'm not good enough at anything that I do. I even tend to feel like the choices I make to better myself end up being bad ones and tend to regret them. Yeah, you can say "You shouldn't do that," well take that same advice and apply it when you come down on someone. It hurts and it sucks to feel that way; and yes even though you can say "Well I'm not saying those exact words to them" I can probably guarantee that they feel like that's what you're saying to them.
Now you're probably wondering, "What does this have to do with having passions and dreams in life?" oh my dear readers it has A LOT to do with it. As i said before those passion and dreams we have in life make us so happy and feel alive, especially when we achieve them. If one of the many things you love to do and makes you happy ends up seeming like it effecting those around you, you don't want to do it anymore. Those negative thoughts creep in and makes you think that it's not worth it anymore. No one wants to think that what they want to do in life will hurt those around them. We tend to put others before our own needs and that's not good. "Well that's not me" "I'm not like that" is what some of you are probably saying but in the back of your mind you are. The last thing we want to do is hurt those that we keep closest to us. I've had plenty of those moments and I still do. My dream and passion has always been acting and modeling; I would like to be famous with it but sometimes just feeling like who I am as a person and how I effect and react to others makes me feel as if my dreams are hopeless. I feel as if the dreams I have is just a fantasy and that it's never going to happen. I've had PLENTY of days(and still do) that I give up on my dreams; outside of those dreams I'm all about blogging, but sometimes I tend to give up on those thinking that it's ruining my life....in actuality it's not. Yes there will be times where bad opportunities will try to make it's way through and we have to do what we can to avoid those moments.
It's not always going to be easy but we have to try not to put others and ourselves down when we make mistakes. We shouldn't allow others and ourselves to feel less of them/ourselves and not allow each other to feel like we should give up on our passions and dreams. Let's be positive, supportive and understanding with one another...even to ourselves.
