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A twenty two year-old's view on life, death,
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1/14/2014 1 Comment The Realistic DreamerWe have heard that there are two kinds of people out there: Dreamers and Realists. And while I, for a long time, agreed with this, I have come to realize there is a third category of people. The Realistic Dreamer. For the longest time I was sure that I belonged to the Dreamers. My mind is always wandering, I literally day dream all the time. I read non-stop because I love to be able to escape into a world of fantasy and live the beautiful lives of the characters within them. I used to wish with all my heart (and after all, a dream is a wish you make with your heart - Disney reference) My childhood was filled with imagination and dreaming and spending my days out in the woods (which is a story for another time, but was totally normal growing up in the town I did). I also find myself with big dreams for the future, which is why I am always working so hard. I understand that if I want my dreams to have to be even remotely reachable, I need to make them attainable instead of just sitting around waiting for something to happen. This is what I consider to be a Realistic Dreamer. I watch movies like The Notebook and A Walk To Remember and wish with all my heart that something even remotely as romantic as these stories happens to me someday. But I understand that, unless by some unforeseen miracle it does, I will experience a mediocre but normal romantic encounter. And i'm ok with that. Because I am realistic. The great thing about being a realistic dreamer is that you can still dream big and have great plans for your life, but in the end if you don't end up being the first female president or winning an Oscar or flying a spaceship to Mars, you're still ok, because you realize that dreams like that aren't always reached. As long as you spend your life being happy and working towards your dreams. That is what makes a full life, not sitting around waiting for it to happen and being unhappy. Don't worry about whether you will accomplish your dreams because a Realistic Dreamer realizes that it might not come true, but if it really is your dream, then do it and you will end up spend your life doing something you love. So do what you love and work hard to achieve your goals, and don't be afraid to dream big. There is much you can accomplish along the way to those big dreams, and you just might find them even more rewarding in the end. Listen to this video which makes me cry - not of sadness or of happiness, just out of the complete comfort and peace that it brings me - and it will say more than I could say in an entire novel. My good friend Ariana danced to this piece last year and I honestly had to hold back tears backstage. Thank you for reading, Amanda Lucille Song of the DaySweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
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Frankie
1/15/2014 07:23:08 am
When you did your solo it was good it made me literally cry it was so good
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