Because It's My Dream

Everything starts out as a dream - a smoldering passion begging to be pursued. There are those who are brave enough to grasp it, and there are those who surrender to the fear of failure.

Melissa: It's funny how people laugh and claim something is unattainable, that it's just a silly dream or wishful thinking. Dreams come true. Success has to begin somewhere. That's how great things are started - someone believed in their dream and decided to chase it. If you're willing to work hard, if you believe you can do it, and if you never abandon that dream, then nothing will stop you.

Ally: When you are vocal about you're goals there will always be someone who, knowingly or unknowingly, aims to tear them down. Of course, those challengers are necessary to success. The people who have doubt in you are, in a way, testing you. These tests are to see if you really are dedicated to your dreams. If you stand by your wishes even through the storm of negativity and challenges, achievement is something you not only deserve, but can allow yourself to expect.

(Ally finds this incredibly creepy)

If there is something you truly want to do, something you are truly passionate about, then go after it! Some people spend their entire lives searching but not finding their life's purpose. If you find it, there's no reason to hesitate! You only get one shot, and it's always better to take the shot and miss than not take it at all. Restrictions and limitations - you are the one that chooses what they are.

Melissa: What was I meant to do? What is my purpose? I want to find that one day, the reason I was born and the reason I am alive. Living a bleak desolate life, I think that's really sad. Isn't it better to live life endlessly chasing a beautiful dream than a life spent in a gray reality without meaning? Can you truly say that you are happy to be alive? Can you truly say that you don't regret giving up on your dreams just because Reality said it was a no go? Because you don't have to be special in order to pursue your dream. Dreams are given to you for a reason. Dream big. Dream unrealistically. And then turn those foolish, unrealistic dreams into a fantastic reality.

Ally: Wanting your life to turn out as planned is a far-fetched desire. Something that as hard for me to accept was that, maybe it's best to not have a plan. I stand by "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail", but I've also come to realize that if you have you route set to one destination, you miss all the glorious stops along the way. So keep an open mind, and maybe you'll discover your life goal along the road.

Dreams are nature's greatest gifts to the world. They are powerful things; a dream can change the heart of man and the entire world with it. As long as dreams continue to exist, mankind will never perish.

Chance of Success: One in a Million

 The world. Our country. Our state. Our town. Our home. Ourselves....

            A "resolution" can be made involving any one of those topics; however, what difference does a resolution make? It can be defined as a decision to do something, to make something happen, but it is just a decision. Can a decision lead to change? Can we change the world? The chances are one in a million. Can we try?  Well..

One in a million does happen sometimes after all.

            Ally: Deciding, planning, making a goal. All of those phrases appear to be quite weak when you delve deeper into their meaning. Nothing really is happening, just a mere thought buzzing in one's brain to possibly try a way to cause a reaction, an occurrence. But those ideas are always the very first step. One may suggest the most important. How ironic? The frivolous task of goal making is the foundation of all development, so without a resolution, without an idea, nothing would ever change at all.

            Melissa: It all depends on you. Your thoughts. The suffering in our world today...can it be helped? If the world made it their resolution - if we came together and decided to trust each other and to cease this unceasing conflict, maybe it can. Is it likely? No. I don't like to say it, but our trust in one another is weak. We are too separated from each other. Even though it would save thousands, we will still stubbornly continue to ignore the fact that we are all fellow humans.

But let's just say "What if." What if we could? What would we change in this world? What do we want to see?

           
              Ally: I once asked someone out of curiosity, "Do I have the power to, let's say, end all wars?"To my dismay they replied, "Yes, of course you do." I shook my head and argued, "I am just one person, one little girl, and you are saying I have the power to establish world peace?"
The person smiled and explained to me that anybody, no matter how much influence they have, can make a change. That change can lead to another, and another, and one more change that affects something so largely different from the roots of that chain reaction that a young, small town person may realize they've just changed the world.

              Ally: The conversation went on to include many other examples that further proved to me the domino effect of one minute change. I began this post with a long rant about how one person could not change the world, but I have discovered It is possible. I believe that the extinguishing of disgraceful conflicts such as racism and war is achievable, but not with just one idea. One has the power to inspire, the power to include others in their ideas. . . but ignoring the fact that people are most powerful together is fatal. One step at a time, we can see the change we want in the world - if we all decide it shall be so.

              Melissa: I hope that in the future, near or far, the entire world will finally learn to trust and understand each other. I wouldn't call it world peace, but mutual understanding - a world where people from all around can look eye to eye without holding a dagger behind their back. It's hard, I know - I'm working at it myself. So for now, this 2016, I hope to see more people take small steps toward that mutual respect - respect for others' opinions, ideals, cultures, religions, lifestyle, passions, appearance, race, gender - everything.

             Melissa: There was a time I thought peace was impossible, that humanity was filled with darkness, that we have not changed from our bloodstained history, that our future holds only more destruction, and that the evil in man's heart is infinite (okay, that might have been a bit melodramatic, but you get the point). And then - I was proven wrong. I was so focused on all the darkness that I never noticed that there was light. And now, seeing so much compassion and friendship in this world, I realized: Humanity is good. We have begun to take steps toward one another. So, I plead, show me more of humanity's heart.