“Where do you wanna go in life?” is something I’ve been asked by close to everyone I talk to. Well if you really wanna know, I want to go straight to the top. I don't mean that I want to be better than everyone, but that I want to push my limits and get to the top of my potential, as if it's a mountain. I’ll start at the bottom, motivated and supported by my family and friends, then gradually ascend. Along the way, I may hit a few rock walls, and have to put more effort into my climb, but once I’m over the wall, I’ll only be stronger and push on to the peak.
Yes, I realize that some things don’t always go as planned, but in believing that it does it makes me strive to do my very best. I have my future in mind, so let me believe that I’m going to live in the town I have always wanted to, and build my beautiful home with a wrap around porch, white-washed fence, and beautifully paved driveway. I don’t think I’ll ever understand why others feel the need to question the goals and dreams of others as if they don’t believe we have the strength to make each and every dream come true. Allow me to keep visualizing my own Physical Therapy practice and campground that I hope to run; does it hurt you to let me dream?
I have plenty more plans, like the animals I will have in my lifetime that includes each name, to how I want to build a small apartment like space for my little sister that connects to my home so we’d never have to part. These plans make me smile. They make me feel like I aspire to do great things even when my motivation seems to be at an all-time low. I find myself often angered or discouraged at some of the difficulties I face in college, like Chemistry exams or waking up for course registration way too early in the morning. Having very detailed plans seems to push me on the days I struggle. I sit on my bed and think, if I want that wrap around porch so much, then I need to pass this test. I must get through this. My plans aren’t a description of my goals, but a presentation of my success.
By being successful and knowing what I want, and climbing the mountain, it'll just a matter of endurance and perseverance to get it. When I stand on the edge and look over, I’ll see all my loved ones looking up to me, cheering. I may take a few tumbles, or even some days off but the journey up the mountain won’t stop until I reach the tip top. Once I do this, I will be where I've always wanted to go. Then and only then, will I fly.
In second thought, maybe I’ll want the driveway cobble-stoned.
