Is It Ever Too Late To Achieve Your Dreams?
Has anyone ever asked you what you would do if you could do anything? If you are doing exactly what you’ve always wanted to do, and are happy doing it, you are blessed. Working with students, as I do, they sometimes talk about their hopes and dreams and what they would like to do in their lives. There are many wonderful things about teaching. One of my favorites is continued exposure to youthful exuberance.
While a cynic may observe that life is not fair – none of us should expect it to be. Life brings many things, good and bad, but that is to be expected. The cliché says that when life deals you lemons you should make lemonade. What you do with your life – and your hopes and dreams – is up to you. Thankfully, in a free society, YOU are in charge of you.
Life is filled with choices. Some people may argue that they did not have the opportunity to become what they dreamed of being. The circumstances of life vary from one person to another. For every person born to wealth and privilege there are ninety-nine others who must take their lives in their hands and build their own dreams. Remember, in this country we are guaranteed the right to pursue happiness.
When is it too late to achieve a dream? The answer is when you stop trying. When you give up and proclaim, “Woe is me!” It is when you allow others to rain on your parade. It’s when you listen to others who say, “You’ll never be able to do that! You’re not good enough! You can’t make it!” To borrow a line from a course of study years ago, “Many of us spend our lives living our lives the way we think others think we ought to live them!” Who is living your life – YOU or someone else?
Misery may love company, but the miserable should have their own country. The rest of us don’t need their companionship!
A good attitude can carry someone far beyond what they ever dreamed was possible. Have you checked your attitude recently? How are you perceived by others? Would they say that you are positive, happy, upbeat, enthusiastic, and fun to be with? If not, perhaps you need an attitude adjustment.
