The Big Dream

“"She believed in dreams, all right, but she also believed in doing something about them. When Prince Charming didn't come along, she went over to the palace and got him" - Walt Disney

There are several types of dreams. There are the dreams that are impossible, like the incessant desire to fly. Some dreams are small and short lived, like the dream to top in an exam. Then, there are the big dreams. These are the ones that are grounded in reality, yet they seem too far off to chase down.

Movie Inspiration: Pretty Woman

This movie made me realize the importance of chasing down a dream. Have you ever won something you worked really hard for? Then you’ll know what I mean. The last scene of this movie made me feel like that. Like Julia Roberts had worked as a prostitute all her life, waiting for her Prince Charming to save her, and when he finally does- it’s because she had the courage to seize her dream.

What if she had given up? When I feel like giving up, I think of this movie. My big dream has always been to find romantic, spontaneous, all consuming love. There are times that I try to convince myself that the dating world is a bitch and I might never find the ideal person. Why lose someone who is "good enough" to chase down something that I don’t even know exists.

But, somewhere deep down in my heart, I know that these are just excuses. It’s always easier to give up. The hardest thing to do is to stand up for your dream and stick with it until the very end. If you give up, you regret. I've held on to my dream so selfishly all these years, I’m not going to give it up for someone who makes me feel like maybe this dream doesn’t exist. Because it does. I know. It. Does.