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Try to Reach Your Dream

Don't let people dictate what you should do with your life -- you choose.

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Recently, things have not been going how I have expected them. I took the GRE and did alright on it, but not good enough for veterinary school. It seems like things are always standing in my way from reaching my dream while other people seem to just breeze by. Life isn't always fair, especially when it comes to school related things.

For years, now, it seems like there is always something keeping me from achieving my dream, something always tries to put a stop to what I want to do. While it seems to some of my friends that they are not having any problems at all and are achieving their dreams and nothing seems to be getting in their way. I was on Pinterest during a break at my work earlier this week and saw a few motivational quotes that really helped me out and made me more determined to not give up.

"It's OK to be a glow stick. Sometimes we have to break before we shine." The quote had no author, but it resonated a lot with me. Sometimes, you have to reach your breaking point before things actually work for you. It makes me want to keep pushing and even if I break, I can still try the best of my abilities to reach my dream.

"You're allowed to scream, you're allowed to cry, but do not give up." Again this quote did not have an author, but it did have a website watermarked in the picture HPLYRIKZ.com. This really hit me -- sometimes, you just need to let everything out and not give up. Let everything that has happened fuel yourself to keep pushing and to not give up.

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." This was from Henry Ford. This helped me a lot because it is alright if I fail, I will learn from my mistakes and make myself better. I can fail, but learning from it and coming back to my dream makes it more possible.

These quotes may seem simple and don't mean a whole lot to you, but to someone who was going through something (mainly doubting myself) it helped me a lot. I hope that these quotes can push one of you to not give up and possibly help you like it has helped me.

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