I believe that we all have dreams and visions of what we want out of life.
I believe that dreams were meant to be manifested. I don't think that these "ideas" that we come up with are just some figment of our imagination. Studies show that creativity declines as we grow older. The truth is that the older we get the more we are exposed to influence that makes us doubt our abilities.
Let's use artistic ability as an example. If I were to ask a room full of kindergarten students to draw a flower on a piece of paper, the majority of the class would most likely pick up the drawing instrument and begin drawing their version of the flower. At that age all students are encouraged to explore their creativity and not think about their ability or skill level. Now if I were to do the same activity with a group of adults I can assure you that the people who feel that they can't draw or "aren't artistic" would feel unable to draw the flower. Unfortunately we live in a society that categorizes people and things so frequently that we doubt our ability to be creative.
Creativity is linked to our ability to manifest dreams. Learning how to create solutions and alternative ways to fulfill your dreams takes a certain level of vulnerability so that when one method doesn't go as planned you do not lose heart.
For instance, I always wanted to live in New York City for as long as I can remember. The first opportunity I got to potentially live here was after undergrad when I was applying for my first job. I did not get any of the New York based jobs so I stayed in Maryland however I never let go of the New York dream. See you have to keep your dreams active in your mind. Never allow a person or situation or circumstance shake you to the point that you wake up from your dream.
“Creativity is linked to our ability to manifest our dreams”
After a year or so I was encouraged by my former boss to apply to graduate school so I used that opportunity to focus on my New York move. I only applied to New York schools. Once I got accepted to NYU I packed up and moved and I was so excited. I ended up moving to D.C. after graduation for my first post grad school "real job". I was unhappy being back home. I knew that New York was home so I kept it in the back of my mind and after a series of events and about 3 years I came across this awesome career opportunity in New York so I went full force into the application process after much apprehension. What was the apprehension? Well I had kind of warmed up to D.C., I was building a strong network of friends and I was in love with my job at the time. I enjoyed the work I was doing and my team. But in the back of mind I knew that I wouldn't truly feel satisfied until my feet were touching the sidewalks of the concrete jungle so I decided to go for it and in just a few short weeks I was back.
As cliche as it may sound " don't ever give up on your dreams". You probably won't ever be truly happy or satisfied until you at least TRY! And it is never too late. Lastly I must say that it is important to be very specific about your dream. The more information we know about our dream the more confident and unmovable we can be. That confidence can be built from your intuition or from doing lots of research.
My dreams are very clear and vivid but I know that is not the case for everyone so if you have a blurry sense of your dream or goal, journal about it, pray, meditate, see a life coach or counselor to help you bring your dreams to reality because I believed my mom when she told me that the sky was the limit. I haven't stopped flying sense.
In Love, Peace, And Style,
Lonnie