Realism is overrated. Sure, it has its place because you can’t always walk around with your head in the clouds. There’s an important point to being grounded sometimes. It’s just that if you never imagine anything but what’s always being presented in reality, you can never take off from the ground. I think about everyone who has ever dared to follow through on a dream and what they were able to accomplish on their path toward fulfilling that dream. I wonder if anyone has ever truly had it easy when starting out on an unknown path. If I were always being “realistic” about my circumstances, I would probably have never gotten out of my comfort zone to try something new. It’s okay to be a dreamer, but work is required to achieve those dreams.
As far as I’m concerned, I’m living my best life right now. Believe me, I’m nowhere near where I want to end up in life, but I think I’m content with the fact that I finally started to pursue what makes me happy. And I feel like my writing ambitions and this blog have helped me a great deal to get out of my own way. Yes, I struggle to think of what to write about sometimes. I’m not as imaginative as I used to be, but I’m giving it a go and I’m having fun in the process. Also, as an incentive, I’m learning about myself, the craft, and what it takes. And I’m really appreciative that I can go at my own pace as I develop.
When it comes to writing, my curiosity has also been aroused. I wonder how far I’ll go and how creative I can be. To me, the mystery is intriguing. I wonder if I’m ever going to get a good handle on character development and having a good plot when it comes to storytelling and writing. Another thing I’m learning as I walk along this path is that not everyone sees the dream I see or feels as excited for me as I lean into something that I love to do, and that’s okay. They don’t have to believe in me as long as I believe in myself. Writing is something that I want to do, and I’m doing it. It’s really as simple as that. All the other things that are out of my scope of knowledge right now will come if I just stick with it. Anyway, that’s how I feel.
I know life won’t always feel like this, but at this moment, I am happy to be doing what I love to do. If I had always listened to others or believed that what I was doing was impossible, I would have given up before I even began. I’m so glad I didn’t. If I always based my decisions on my “realistic outcomes” instead of dreaming for something bigger and better for myself, I would never try to do anything remotely different than what I’m used to. Just like realism has its place, idealism does too.