Chasing a dream may not mean riches or fame. It just may mean doing something a little bit different. Something that goes against the grain of what others want you to do. A lot of people get caught in the money mortgage trap, and they end up living out their existence in boring office jobs, waiting for the day they retire. Then they start to do that thing they always wanted to do, but they’re too tired to do anything but kick up the roses in their garden until mortality appears. And that’s ok. It’s all a choice but when you start to think fuck this, I want to escape the rat race. Don’t be too surprised if others try and stop you from chasing your dreams.

When you start to make that change, you may well come up with resistance from those who love you the most. They want you to carry on fitting into their lives so that you stay nearby or carry on doing something similar to them because it justifies their own insanity. 

Chasing your dreams

You may even be a million miles away or rarely see these people, but keep in touch via social media. The important thing is that you live like them, so everyone is remaining in the same limbo state.  Everyone is staving off the inevitable. We live, and then we die. And death and its final approach carries with it great fear. That’s why they want you close. That’s why they don’t want you to follow your dreams. They want you nearby, clinging to a rock, facing death together. Of course, old age is not nice, but it shouldn’t stop you achieving your dreams, or even just living a different lifestyle.

So be mindful of the emotional hooks that can be digging into your skin from well-meaning family and friends that will stop you living your dream. And do it. Just do it.

Of course, don’t forget to flip the mirror around and ensure it’s not really just your fears, and you are blaming others for lack of confidence. It’s a double-whammy.