Until
you run out of pages, there's still room to write an epic ending. ― Kevin Ngo
Tomorrow
not only do we embark on a new year…we also embark on a new decade!
As
the author was reflecting on the last 10 years, she thought about the many things
that have happened in her life. Each
experience she encountered lead her to the next event in her life. When we look at each experience as the next
stepping stone we must confront, we see each experience as an opportunity to
move closer to accomplishing our dreams.
Flying
back from Texas after visiting her family for the Christmas holidays, the
author was reading a book and a thought popped into her mind. If the Wright brothers had not dreamed and
pushed passed the naysayers in life, there may not have been an airplane for
her to fly to Texas in.
Dreaming
can be exciting and frustrating. When a
new dream is birthed in our hearts, we often tell other people because we are
excited. Many times, the people we tell about
our dream think it will be impossible and often tell us they think it will
never happen. Remember that the dream
was not birthed in them. It was birthed
in the reader and the reader is the one that will have to encounter each new
experience, develop and grow as he/she moves towards accomplishing the
dream.
If you allow it, people will put their
limitations on you. They will try to talk you out of your dreams. One of the
best things I've ever learned is people don't determine our destiny, God does.
People don't set the limits for our life. They may try to talk you out of it
and tell you what you can't do, and I don't think you're that talented. It's
because God didn't put the dream in them, he put the dream in you. – Joel Osteen
The
author understands the above quote quite well.
She has a dream that she told a few friends about and it has become a
joke. People tell her that it will not
happen and that she has to settle for something different. However, after living through different
experiences in 2019, she is determined not to settle and she is going to keep
dreaming and believe that her prayers will be answered. Recently, the author found this quote and it is
her motto for 2020:
Why
should you continue going after your dreams? Because seeing the look on the
faces of the people who said you couldn’t… will be priceless. — Kevin Ngo
CHALLENGE: Take time to reflect
on the last decade and evaluate how much you have changed and grown. Then, dream about what you want the next
decade to be like. Write it down and
remember to continually review. If you
tell anyone about your dream(s), make sure it is someone you trust and will
encourage you. Do not tell anyone that
will not be supportive and will be a naysayer.
Dream BIG as we start a new decade!
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