Is this Fact or Fiction…. That is the Question? I post a lot about Inspiration and Motivation, as I do believe that We Reap what We Sow. I also think that it is important to keep positive influences in your life to maintain a healthy attitude, this means all that you encounter on a daily basis from people, to music, and movies. Outside attractions affect how we speak and how we think so it is important to me to do my best to hold myself accountable as a positive role model for my children by how I behave. A few days ago I was reviewing a Travel Blog and it said to put up a picture of your dream destination to visit or live. Intrigued as I had just finished fantasizing about taking a Costco Vacation after flipping through their travel brochure, I read further in the blog……. it was recommended to not just post up a picture to admire, but to actually close your eyes and imagine yourself there, to take a step further and look up the cost of tickets and choose a date on the calendar that you would travel. I was no longer interested in continuing in my reading of this travel blog, because I did not like the idea of making plans that I could never keep. At least not at this stage of my life. I moved on with my day, but did keep the Costco Travel Picture. Then today I (accidentally) found myself listening to a Pod Cast that ended up being a Motivational Speaker that said “Close Your Eyes and Manifest Your Dreams Into Reality” and I am pretty sure I may have rolled my eyes, instead of closing them. Who did they think that I was….. Dorthy from the Wizard of OZ? I was beginning to think that I just needed to find a pair of sparkling red magic shoes and I could click my heels three times and go wherever my heart desired.
I spent my afternoon struggling with this concept. I felt like I was not accomplishing my daily pursuit of achieving my dreams. I was lacking in my abilities to be a product of my thoughts, I was failing to Believe in my Dream. I had to re-evaluate. But wait…. what was I going to re-evaluate? I knew exactly what I was doing, and where I was going. I had made a goal, that was a journey, but as long as I kept moving forward and didn’t let anything hold me back then I was going to accomplish my goal. I am so close now, I can almost taste it. My goal for my life, may or may not allow my dream vacation but that will just mean that I need to set a new goal and I am okay with that fact. I do believe in manifestation, and that you first have to have the willingness and desire if you wish to change your life, but I also believe that all people are different. I am not a person that needs a physical dream board, and I am so analytical that I am overly practical, which is why I rolled my eyes at closing my eyes or making up a ‘fake vacation package.’ However, these tactics work great for other people and that is great. This great realization brought up another concept that I needed to evaluate, that of changing your dream or goal because of life circumstance. As we grow and adapt to new responsibilities sometimes our dreams change or take longer for us to achieve, but that doesn’t stop the Dream or the Belief. The important thing to remember is to Believe in Yourself, Believe in the Impossible.
