Episode 21: Taking Chances

Dreams! We spend a great deal of our childhood living in dreams.  Make believe is our favorite local hangout.  We conjure up imaginary friends and visions of the perfect life we are sure we will live.  As we journey from childhood into adulthood, slowly, we tend to leave our dreams behind and join the "real world".  We give up on taking chances and start to live within what is in front of us.   Our dreams fade away as our life takes shape. Frequently, we are told to follow our dreams.  We should never let the world limit us.  Then, something funny happens.  Our dreams become too grandiose.  Suddenly, our dreams are off limits.  Now, those dreams fall the to the wayside, and eventually, we embrace our reality.   Over time, our life changes and we settle in to the "grown up" life.  We begin to trade dreams for the reality in front of us.  We cease to take chances and start to live in reality.  Our dreams become those things we wish we had done. Over time, the distance between what we want and where we are gets further, until we just let go of those dreams all together.   Reality moves in.  Dreams are out of reach for a myriad of reasons.  Finances, obligations, education all stand in the way. Consequently, this is the time that our dreams shrink.  While it is true we have to live within our means, maybe we can change our dreams to fit our circumstances. At the end of the day, maybe we just need to find the confidence to make our dreams come true.  We have to believe in ourselves enough to reach toward what we want.  Finally, we just have to take a chance and take a risk.  A changing dream is not a failure, it is merely a transition toward the life we have always dreamed of. Journey with me today, as we dive into how we can live our lives, and still hold onto our dreams, all while growing.  We can learn that it is ok to dream and let ourselves feel fulfilled.  It's all part of finally becoming the best version of ourselves! Thanks for being a part of the journey! I look forward to sharing Episode 22 with you on August 1st! Robby Celestin's TEDx Talk Video