Sometimes big dreams don't come true, but i've found that if you're just willing to be a little flexible and dream different dreams maybe you can create a fairytale where there once was none.
You see, there once was a girl who dreamed big; in high school she dreamed of becoming an ambassador and traveling the world. But when she started college she decided to change course and set sail for a different future. She met the most wonderful man, who loved her like no other, and they married when he graduated. She was pregnant soon after that and, with much joy, they welcomed a healthy, happy baby into their arms. She kept studying, they had another baby, she tried to be happy, but after a second bout of post partum depression left her reeling she realized that she had gone in the opposite direction from her teenage dreams… and that made her feel like she had failed herself. But the wonderful man she had married reminded her that he had always supported her dreams, and always would, and that she had chosen her course, and only she could change it. So she finished studying and began to search for an exciting job when she realized her heart was no longer seeking worldly adventures. She had everything she wanted sitting in her lap when her two toddlers were smiling up at her.
And it was alright to dream this dream… to want to spend time with her little loves. There would be time to dream other dreams in her future, but her present was enough, and her heart was full. And nothing else mattered.
So you see, dreams are lovely when they move you toward your destiny, but don't get stuck thinking there's no changing your mind.
I know I did, and my new dream was even better than any before it.
Much love.
You see, there once was a girl who dreamed big; in high school she dreamed of becoming an ambassador and traveling the world. But when she started college she decided to change course and set sail for a different future. She met the most wonderful man, who loved her like no other, and they married when he graduated. She was pregnant soon after that and, with much joy, they welcomed a healthy, happy baby into their arms. She kept studying, they had another baby, she tried to be happy, but after a second bout of post partum depression left her reeling she realized that she had gone in the opposite direction from her teenage dreams… and that made her feel like she had failed herself. But the wonderful man she had married reminded her that he had always supported her dreams, and always would, and that she had chosen her course, and only she could change it. So she finished studying and began to search for an exciting job when she realized her heart was no longer seeking worldly adventures. She had everything she wanted sitting in her lap when her two toddlers were smiling up at her.
And it was alright to dream this dream… to want to spend time with her little loves. There would be time to dream other dreams in her future, but her present was enough, and her heart was full. And nothing else mattered.
So you see, dreams are lovely when they move you toward your destiny, but don't get stuck thinking there's no changing your mind.
I know I did, and my new dream was even better than any before it.
Much love.
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