For this month I had so much to share, it was a battle
between the experiences this summer and a strangely pleasant experience I had
yesterday while walking home. So I ended up choosing my rather pleasant
experience.
Yesterday after an exhausting day at work, and by exhausting
I mean running after 8 clients who have various developmental challenges. It
was straining and draining. I decided that doesn’t matter how tired I am, it’s
Friday and I need to be happy. So when I got out of the bus I had my headphones
on and I spotted a pinecone. It was half broken and swooshed yet something
about it intrigued me. I decided to play little soccer game with it and started
tossing it forward and back with my foot while I walked. Initially it kept me
entertained but there came a point where I wanted to abandon the pinecone and
just walk straight home. But I took it as a challenge to take this piece of
pine cone directly to my house. Doing so meant that my travel will take twice
its time because it was really hard to maneuver such a small piece of object
with my feet. So I kicked and kicked, it
got frustrating and tiring, people passing by stared at me strangely, a few
laughed, and believe it or not a few even stopped pointed and laughed. At the
stop light when I picked up the pine cone crossed the road and threw it on the
side walk and once again started kicking, people started peeping out of their
cars to stare at what was so important to me that I picked up and then laughed when
they saw what it really was. Through this journey with my pine cone I realized
that life is a resemblance of this one single experience of mine. That piece of pine cone, no matter how small
and worthless it looked it was still something I aspired for so it was my
goal/dream. To others it was worthless, stupid and a sense of mockery. So when
we walk the path of life with our own dreams with a vision of our finish line
we will meet a lot of people in our lives that will laugh at us for having such
a goal, might even intimidate us to stop our paths and change our ways but we
must keep on moving. Because the way we saw our end goal, the way we envisioned
our lives is not the way they see it. Our dreams are our own creation, and
there will come a point where it will become close to impossible for you to
continue any longer, you will start questioning your choices. In no ways is it
bad to analyze and refurbish your dreams but never change its coarse because
you think it’s taking too long or it’s something you cannot and should not
aspire. Believe me a small goal like getting the pine cone home made me the
happiest girl in the block. It was so uplifting because I finished what I had
started.
From this extremely strange yet uplifting experience I have
learned that life is about patience, it’s about believing in your dreams and
it’s about moving forward no matter what the obstacle.
“Dream like you have forever to achieve it, strive for it
like you have today”
Hope you enjoy it !!..If you like it that is :)
Skeptical Self :)
Awesome :)
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