The Brick Walls

This week I learned how to visualize my future ideal life. This got me to think, what is really important to me? What is worth fighting for? I am on the right track to achieve my goals?

At some point in our lives, we will all be going to face this and many more questions. And it will be up to us, to find the answers and give our life a purpose.

Dreams can be tricky. Some might seem impossible, like traveling to the moon or getting to know each country in the world. Others, even when we have them at the reach of our hands, will be left aside if our priorities are not aligned with our mission in this life.

Randy Pausch, a computer science educator, was diagnosed with cancer. During his last days, he addresses a group of students at Carnegie Mellon University located in Pittsburg. He shared that there will be all kinds of brick walls in our lifetime. Those are created in order to prove how much we really want something. It is the separator from the ones that only dream of achieving something and the ones that actually do it.

It does not matter how big our goals seem to be. There is always a way to reach the stars and part of it, will have to do with doing our part, by living an honest and righteous life and putting in the work needed. After that, karma will make sure we get the opportunities we need.

When I was a kid I always dreamed of going to space. I wanted to visit the moon and look at the earth from outside the ozone layer. By seeing how fast technology continues to advance, I feel that in the coming years there will be a chance for some to travel around the earth in commercial rockets. I might not work for NASA and become an astronaut, but if I get wealthy and financially free, I will be able to purchase a ticket and live my childhood dream.

One way or another we can achieve our goals. It is important to have a plan and outline the steps we need to take in order to walk towards the finish line.

The main idea is to make sure we are living at our full potential. Never settle and always look to have a life with no regrets. Big or small, our dreams can give us the boost we need to feel that sense of achievement and purpose in life.

The question is, what are you doing today to find your mission and live your dreams?