You see something and your heart swells up ten times.
Maybe even your eyes tear up.
Some nights you lay awake thinking about it.
You have those 2am motivational bursts. (Maybe that's just me)
More than anything in the world, you want this, you need it, and you can do it.
I'm guilty of experiencing all that. Not guilty, fortunate.
But then the next day, maybe your motivation dies away. Does that ever happen to you? I'm sure it does.
You can't carry on. You have no motivation. Why? What happened to that fiery passion?
It drowned in your doubts, your insecurities, your flaws, your weaknesses. It got shot down by the doubting, or judging words of others.
So you give up on that passion, that dream. You'll settle for less. It's okay. You could never make it anyways.
But then you see something, someone, somewhere, and you heart swells up, a whole zoo explodes in your stomach, and you passion flares up.
It was never gone. It was always there. Buried. Buried beneath all your doubts, insecurities, flaws, weaknesses.
You can never drown your passions. They are not random, they are your calling. No matter how much you bury them, they will never leave.
Maybe you're ashamed of your passion. Your dreams.
Why should you? You shouldn't.
Dr. Seuss was mocked for his cartoons, and books, But he didn't care. It was his passion, his dream. He loved it, and it didn't matter what anyone else said.
Don't be ashamed of your passions. Your dreams. Shout them from the rooftops. Or the internet. Let them be known.
Don't drown them in your doubts, you are more capable then you know.
Hold your head high and press on through the flaming gorge of your self doubt. The person you will become.....I can promise you it will be infinite.
If you are so passionate about something that you cannot go a day without thinking about it or calm your heart when it swells on the thought of it, don't give up on it.
Fight hard. You are a warrior. It is yours as long as you fight your hardest.
It will be hard. Your journey will be hard. But you can do it.
Promise me you'll do it.
The journey along the path of life is long. And hard.
Learn from the past, be excited for the future, and keep you eyes right in front of you. Locked on your goal.
Journey on. One step at a time.
It's yours if you are willing to claim it. Claim it proud. You are worthy of your dreams. Work hard. And it is yours.
Embrace it and be infinitely you.
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This is basically just a reminder to myself. A reminder to not be ashamed of my dreams and my passions. To not tell myself that I am not good enough, or to doubt myself. A reminder to work hard. To fight hard. A reminder to love myself throughout all my flaws. A reminder to quit being my own worst enemy. A reminder to never give up. A reminder to be infinitely me.
Just to clarify. This post is not talking about crushes in any way. I just thought I'd clarify that, because as I was writing it, I was like, "This sounds like I'm confessing my love for someone" No? Maybe it just sounded like that to me. But anyways.
Life is good! :) Remember, your dreams don't come true, unless you work your butt off to make them come true. :)
Great article, Wes. You're so funny. ^_^ And quite inspiring too, I might add. :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, thank you. <3
Also, this is way better than a crush. ;) No boy has ever made my heart beat as fast as my dreams have, to this day. ^__^
And again, thank you.