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I hope, more than anything, that you have dreams. Whether they are very big or very small or very in between, I hope that you have something to work toward. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a dream is something that you have wanted very much to do, be, or have for a long time. Tiny dreams are things that come to you in the shower and that you keep in the back of your mind. They are always there and they are always different for different people. There is a thing about big dreams, though -- and that is that we tend to keep them to ourselves.

Have you ever wondered why you feel a little embarrassed to tell someone about your big dreams? I believe it must be because big dreams are these far fetched ideas that we may never make tangible -- but then again we might, and those are the most wonderful dreams, dreams turned to reality. However, sharing the inner most wants, the dreams that create drive and ambition, is scary. People laugh at big dreams. 

Do you ever wonder why? 

It is due to the general fear that you might exceed the norm. What is the norm? Well, it's the "American dream" -- you know, the middle class family with 2.5 kids and a dog in a house in a cul-de-sac. However, the "American dream" is more fitted to a family in 1962, than in 2015. In 1962, if you told your friends that you wanted to be an actress or an astronaut or the president, they would laugh at you. Why would you want to do that? Why not live and die right where you are? In 2015, they would probably still laugh at you. Why? Again, you might exceed the norm that is still there, though it does not always apply. 

Do you remember when I said that dreams were different for everybody? Well, your small dreams could be someone's big dreams. And maybe, the next time you tell someone about your big dreams don't feel discouraged if they laugh or call you silly -- because perhaps there big dreams are equivalent to your small dreams. This doesn't make you a better person, just a person with a broader ambition scale. 

The thing about people laughing at your dreams is that it usually will drive you to complete them. However, as you work towards your dreams, if those people constantly belittle you and your dreams, it is not that your dreams are too big. It's that that person is too small to realize your potential.

Realize your potential and embrace it. Don't ever let people's reactions make you throw away your dreams. Dreams are what keep you going. They create drive and they fill you out. Hold on to your dreams. You never know when they might come true.

catch you later,

Karleigh

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." // Mark Twain