Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Happiness Was Always The Dream
I'm not going to get my application done in time before it changes, but it's okay. Here is why it's okay:
The other day Colorado was mentioned and I said something about needing to live there someday. I said something about needing to get on following my dreams, but I'm happy where I'm at so it's hard. A friend said "No. Your dream was to be happy. You just thought those things would make you happy. But you have found happiness here. You've already reached your dream."
It took me aback I must say as I thought about it. I've attempted to write blogs about where I'm at in life right now and the happiness I am experiencing, but it never really works. Ones I do post only tell snippets of the story and other things I have written I just never post because I don't feel it does it justice. I feel like it would really just take a long conversation with someone to really get it out, and who would want to have that with me? ha.
But what this friend said just really made me think. Some of my dreams and goals have defined me, been the only thing to keep me going and give me hope, but now as I try to get a start on some of them, I find it so hard to actually do and I really think it's because this friend is right. My dream the whole time was to be happy and those were the things I thought would make me happy, but I have found happiness now. I still hope to achieve some of those goals, but I now understand that if I don't, it's okay and/or if it happens in a different way than I had planned, it's okay. As long as I continue to live my truth and have this happiness, I have reached m dream.
I will complete the application, as long as I'm accepted, I really do think I will do Peace Corps someday, but it's okay for me to take my time.
The other day Colorado was mentioned and I said something about needing to live there someday. I said something about needing to get on following my dreams, but I'm happy where I'm at so it's hard. A friend said "No. Your dream was to be happy. You just thought those things would make you happy. But you have found happiness here. You've already reached your dream."
It took me aback I must say as I thought about it. I've attempted to write blogs about where I'm at in life right now and the happiness I am experiencing, but it never really works. Ones I do post only tell snippets of the story and other things I have written I just never post because I don't feel it does it justice. I feel like it would really just take a long conversation with someone to really get it out, and who would want to have that with me? ha.
But what this friend said just really made me think. Some of my dreams and goals have defined me, been the only thing to keep me going and give me hope, but now as I try to get a start on some of them, I find it so hard to actually do and I really think it's because this friend is right. My dream the whole time was to be happy and those were the things I thought would make me happy, but I have found happiness now. I still hope to achieve some of those goals, but I now understand that if I don't, it's okay and/or if it happens in a different way than I had planned, it's okay. As long as I continue to live my truth and have this happiness, I have reached m dream.
I will complete the application, as long as I'm accepted, I really do think I will do Peace Corps someday, but it's okay for me to take my time.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Changing Application
I just got an e-mail from Peace Corps that they are changing their application Sept. 23rd. If I don't finish my application by then, most of my info will be lost and I will have to start over on the new form. This happened to me when I was applying to AmeriCorps and it was so annoying, I never reapplied. Help me to remember and be motivated to finish my Peace Corps application in 3 weeks!!!!
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