We all want things in life that seem impossible to reach. What makes others achieve their wildest dreams while others let it pass?
Guess I should know better than to ask a rhetorical question. There are no short-cuts, no 10 step easy to follow guide, no advice that will make it magically happen; basically, there is NO guarantee that you will accomplish your wildest dreams.
Your only hope is….well, hope.
It’s like death. See, I hope that there is an afterlife or a heaven. I hope there is more to death than just *BAM*, LIGHTS OUT! I mean, why else would we live? Why feel emotions and why continue on? Well, I continue on because despite all I have been through and will go through, I still take the time to marvel at the simple beauty of everyday life.
See, taking the time to live & love life gives me hope that there is more.
Look around you. Seriously, stop a moment, take a deep breath and realize that one day, all that you see will be just a memory. Well, it’s a memory until you pass away and then what? If you have a child, a girlfriend/boyfriend, husband/wife, family member/friend, pet, etc, take some time to marvel at the beauty of this person and seriously appreciate that. For when you take the time to revere in the beauty around you and you show those around you that you love them, those memories will never fade.
I realize that my dreams may never come true. Am I ready to throw in the towel and hang it up? HELL NO. Honestly, God Willing, that day will never come for me. But, if I have to accept the loss, while it may be hard, so be it.
For moments like watching the wind blow through the tree in my backyard, playing with my nephews and nieces, solving a hard problem and realizing the greatness of the mind and God’s creations or spending time with those you love are the moments that matter.
When I die, I want to leave knowing that I gave my all. I want to leave knowing that I left nothing on the table. That I am worthy to be loved and I was who I was meant to be. I want to feel like I cherished life and didn’t let it pass me by. For just living for the sake of living is like waiting to die. How about living for the appreciation to live? Living like (as cliched as it sounds) like today, it all could be over.
You will never be without pain. Without pain, how would you know love? As they say, everything has it’s opposite and without the other, neither would exist. Yin and Yang, Soul Mates, Right & Wrong, Hot & Cold, blah, blah, blah….
Funny thing is, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine things would make so much sense.
….well, at least to me. For you, this all could just be a bunch of ranting and raving. 
Man, just stay happy. One day, you will not be here.