Who's Stopping You?

"Every morning is a fresh beginning. Every day is the world made new. Today is a new day. Today is my world made new. I have lived all my life up to this moment, to come to this day. This moment--this day--is as good as any moment in all eternity. I shall make of this day--each moment of this day--a heaven on earth. This is my day of opportunity."

My cousins got accepted into college, yay! Congratulations to them! One is staying at home and the other has two options: stay at home or come to New York (from Ohio) for college. Well, while talking to them about everything, I realized something: we always come up with excuses to not do something. I've been thinking about it for awhile when it comes to my own dreams/goals/wants and reality. 

For example, before I came to college, I had decided that I would be studying abroad no matter what. It's my junior year, I'm almost done with school, and I have yet to do so. Why? Who's stopping me? I've wanted to be an event planner for a few years now, but everyone always thinks that it's a "whatever" dream. No one really discouraged me from doing it, but no one encouraged me either. Recently, my Kaka accidentally threw an opportunity on my lap and asked me to plan my cousin's wedding. I almost let it slip right through my fingers! Why?! Who's stopping me?!! 

Does that make sense? I feel like, our answer to "who's stopping you" is always similar: parents, friends, teachers, etc. But really, how hard do we try to convince them otherwise? Do we fight for what we want? If the answer is yes, then great! Keep fighting, fight harder! If the answer is no, then why not? If you don't believe in yourself or your dreams/goals, then you're never going to be able to fight for it. Figure out what you want, when you want it, and go get it. And sometimes, if you aren't so sure about what you want, then just take whatever opportunity comes your way and go with it! You never know, you might love it. 

But essentially, remember this: if there's an open door, walk in. If there are two, walk into the one with a riskier outcome because you'll learn so much. Step out of your comfort zone, try something new. Make a list of what you want in life, and refer to it when you forget what's on the list. The more you do, the more you grow and develop; the more exciting you'll find life! Honestly, there are two ways to look at it, and either are pretty much the same (depends on how you look at it I guess): 1) Live each day as if it's your first. 2) Live each day as if it's your last. And yeah, it's good to stop and smell the roses, but not all the time...go, get up and make your life as fabulous as it can be! 

So long <3