Dream BIG

When we have reasons for doing what we do, the work that goes into achieving what we want makes a lot of sense.   When we have a clear picture of why what we want is so important, our goals become more obvious.  Our path to achieving our dreams is much clearer. 

Dreams, desires, goals, whys...they are all about the very same thing--a wish from the heart that means a lot to us.  In fact, it matters even when things are not going well.  In weight loss, regardless of how many times we try and fail to succeed, no matter how often we regroup and start again, we will never be able to shake the desire to do something about the problem.  The reasons may change, morph into something else and even become life or death choices.  Think about losing weight for vanity alone.  Just looking better in your jeans, for example.  Think about losing weight for health reasons.  You have been placed on the "PRE-diabetes" list, and you refuse to become a diabetic.  Think about heart disease and stroke and how excess weight, poor eating choices and a sedentary lifestyle can literally end your life too soon.  No matter what the reasons, once the desire is firmly rooted in your heart, to get more from your life, it will not wither no matter how poorly you tend to it.

This makes dreaming BIG for more life even more important.  We want what we want.  Wanting it is a first step.  Developing strategies to get what we want is another step.  Creating accountability during the process is critical.  Embracing virtues like patience, forgiveness, perspective and self love is also crucial in keeping this life long journey manageable.

No one promised an easy path or a direct route.  What is far more likely is that we will get what we really want if we do the work.  How long?  How hard?  How much?  That depends.  One thing is clear: the reason why people achieve their goals is because they keep pursuing them.  No matter what the set backs, no matter how long it takes, no matter what the circumstances, they refuse to take no for an answer, so they keep going.  So, they get there.

Let's be those people who refuse to let life's circumstances, a snowstorm or impatience keep us from getting more.  We deserve to have the life we dream of.  It is created one moment at a time, one day at a time.  We all have the built in advantage of a do-over.  If you don't like today, then don't do it tomorrow.  It's that simple.  Bring more of what you really want close to you, so that your dreams are not just dreams--they become your new reality.  That's a life worth working for.