Dreaming

In the last year I have met many amazing people. People who believe in living with a purpose, in living a life of larger scope than the standard college-job-retirement plan that so many Americans have swallowed without question. It is encouraging to me to have friends and family that support me and cheer me on to expanding my horizons, to satisfying a thirst for adventure. At the same time, these people remind me that there is adventure all around me, that there is just as much excitement to be found in building a meaningful relationship as there is in a trip around the world.
But the most wonderful gift the people in my life have given to me is a belief that I am capable of living my wildest dreams. That there is no reason for me to pursue something just because it is easy or safe if it doesn't make me happy.....but that I am worthy of living those big dreams. Many people I have met speak of what they really want as though it "may happen, someday." But what I think most of them believe is that they are not worthy of living out that beautiful, perfect life they imagine. And it is easy to settle into a lifestyle of work that brings no fulfillment because then dissatisfaction can be blamed on circumstances. How many people do you meet in a day who want to complain about their job, and at the same time tell you how impossible it is for them to make any change?
When we chase dreams that are truly our own, there is no one to blame for the results but ourselves. And in a society of people who find security and acceptance in being a victim of circumstances, that can be a frightening and lonely position. The purpose of this blog is for me to record my experiments with building a life entirely of my own dreams. Entirely of my own creation. I have already experimented with a lifestyle of duty and security. And in the midst of that experiment, I always felt as though an integral part of me was being suppressed. Passion. Excitement. I suppose at the bottom of my heart I truly believe that I deserve to wake up every day and feel a surge of excitement over what the day holds for me. To feel as though there is nothing else on earth as exciting as living my life.