Dreams and Introductions

At some point in our lives, our childhood aspirations turn into one of two things - wistful memories or tangible goals. Some, such as our dreams of becoming Superman, are destined not to become reality. Others slip through our grasp, even though we've tried our best to hold on to them. More are abandoned, buried under excuses and pretenses. This blog is my attempt at turning daydreams into reality.

The thought of a long introduction bores me, frankly, so I’ll keep it short. I’m a teenage girl looking for a place to express myself, to practice my writing, to act as though I’m incredibly wise for my years. It’s my sincere pleasure to meet anyone who actually reads this. To connect this with my first paragraph, starting a blog is something I’ve been thinking about. It took me a while, but I finally stopped procrastinating and fabricating excuses and created this. It’s not a dream fulfilled just yet, but it’s a start.

The topic of dreams comes from a conversation with a six year old that happened to me about a week ago. While sitting on a bench and watching kids risk their lives on the monkey bars, this question came up: “What’s your dream?” Of course, this came after a lengthy explanation of her own ambitions involving dolphins and houses filled with water. Unfortunately, we both concluded that such a thing would be highly impractical. At least I did. Her response was it was only a matter of time before she grew up and could design a house that could accommodate a dolphin. Anyway, to my own response to her question; I told her the truth. I said I wanted to become a published author. Something that not many of my own peers would know about me, since dreams rarely, if ever, came up in our teenage conversations. The closest we ever get is are discussions of future universities and careers.

Even more amazing than the question was this girl’s confidence that I could accomplish my goal. She didn’t doubt it for a second, just as she didn’t doubt her own dreams. A confidence that is to be envied, in my opinion.

I suppose that’s a long enough first post. If there are any errors, please forgive them. I’m rather anxious for this first post to become reality. Once again, it’s very good to meet you.