Newsletter #11

Do you ever just give up, throw in the towel? Say, “forget it, I’m done”, or do you preserve and keep going? 

Life is a journey…not a destination. A quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson is so apropos. 

When I was young, when all big dreams started, I wanted to be the next Barbara Walters (for those that don’t know who she is — she was the number one woman journalist for decades) but I started drinking at 13 and those dreams went to the wayside. But, I have never said, I give up, that's it! I am never getting my dream, I am too old, too set in my ways, not smart enough and the list of why I should give up is long. But, because I now know that life is a journey and not a destination I can keep trying. 

We all have dreams, some big and some small but, everyone that is breathing has some remembrance of being young and dreaming of what they wanted to be…

Unfortunately there are people in our lives that steer us away from reaching those goals because of that person's fears and inadequacies. 

I understand that growing up and wanting to be a professional athlete or a movie star is hard and it doesn’t happen to too many people but, what if you could still make a career out of playing the sport just at a lower level or acting in just your local theater? Would that be bad? It may not make you millions, but at the end of the day, is it all about the money or the experience? 

I have been watching a show on Netflix and then reading a book where the common theme is that the person that wants to be rich is always the one that is sad, unfulfilled at the end of his or her life or becomes addicted to drugs, alcohol, or sex, or all three. They are not fulfilled but the person that is living their life doing something that they dreamed of is happy, fulfilled, and at peace. 

One may be happy everyday but it seems as an observer that the person that has goals of achieving success in what they love are better off. 

We all have dreams and goals. Don't let the almighty dollar stand in the way of your aspirations. 

My opinion is that if we give up on our dreams and reach for the dollar, tragic things happen like drug addiction and alcoholism or worse complete and utter depression and sadness. 

I have never given up even though it hasn’t been easy but whoever said life was easy lied to you! 

You have one life (as far as I know). Why wouldn’t you reach for your personal stars?

I’m cheering you on! Don’t ever, ever give up on your dreams no matter how old or young you are! 

Have a happy happy 

Love, 

Elizabeth, Bizzy