Who Were You Meant To Be?

How do you make all your dreams come true? Better yet, what do those dreams really look like? We all know that life offers no magic wand. That would be freaky and I don't even think we could handle that. What I love is seeing your dreams unfold, day in and day out. What's amazing is how you change through the "making" of dreams. Whether it be to lose weight and be the person you always wanted to be, or winning a gold medal in sports, finding a cure for cancer or even something as simple as finding the love you deserve and raising a family, the beauty of it is in the becoming before and after the dream has been achieved.

I realize it sounds cliche; its not the journey, its the destination, blah, blah, blah, but what I mean is , recognizing what it as it's happening. The true destination, I believe, is all the unexpected things you learn and how you grow throughout that process. That's where the dream is realized. 

I guess what I am wondering is it what about your "dream" is going to make you happy and fulfilled. Ok with a gold medal that's pretty clear, I guess. Or is it? Once the gold (or goal is achieved) is it over? Or is it the experiences that got you there that linger the good feelings along way after your achievement. Or better yet, if you don't win the gold, what do you truly win, and was that the true dream anyway? Is the recognition of curing cancer enough, or is it who it made you become? What was gotten out of the stumbling, and the mistakes along the way that weaves it and helps it take shape? Are there great opportunities in failures? When that caterpillar goes through that transformation and becomes that butterfly he was meant to become, where does he fly?

You can be on cloud nine but if you put it on a well made shelf that you yourself built, won't it last longer and be more real? What happens when you lose weight and look good? How did that loss change how you interact with others? How does it change how you feel about yourself? What kind of person do you want the winner to be? When it comes to your children, how you make your dreams come true molds them too, whether they are born yet or not.

I ask you to dig deep and think about these questions. I am beginning to learn and see how my weight loss is slowly making me into the person I want to be, not just look. It's making me the person I always knew I am supposed to be. That was always my dream. My weight blocked so much of that and now I am so fortunate to be able to even begin to come out from behind the shield. Like the title of this blog, this journey is truly worth taking!