Recently, I was having a discussion with my mom, debating whether or not to do something that could possibly change my life. Taking this step is completely terrifying to me and that fear almost talked me out going after my dreams. After about an hour of going back and forth, weighing the pros and cons and realizing that I was ultimately risking a lot of things that had worked out in my favor, I had to make a final decision. 

My mom was offering nothing but neutral advice, vowing to remain supportive no matter what decision I made. Being an indecisive person, I had to turn to someone that would lay it out there and give me some real advice, so I called my roommate and close friend. 

Thirty more minutes passed, and I had made up my mind. My roommate had listened to my concerns, and then laid it out there, rebutting every concern I had and making it into something positive that could be handled and fixed in some form fashion. My fears were calmed, and I had an epiphany. 

I was about to make one of the most life changing decisions I had ever made, to go after my dreams, putting school and sorority life in the balance. I pushed aside my fears and realized something now I repeat to myself everyday: I have one life, I have to live it. 

I called my mom back and told her my decision, as well as the epiphany I had while making the decision. She agreed with me and offered that neutral love and support she had promised, but she was clearly happy and excited for me. 

So it is happening. I am going to chase my dreams and by the time you are reading this, I will know whether or not I was successful or if it wasn't meant to be. However, I realize that it won't really matter. If I am successful, I will be more ecstatic and more nervous than I have ever been in my life. If it doesn't work out, I will return to school, get my degree and chase my more realistic dreams. 

Whatever happens in my life, whatever happens with this dream, all that matters is that I live every single day, never letting an opportunity pass me by, never letting an adventure fall by the wayside. We are only given so much time on this Earth, and it is up to us whether we waste it or we live it.