Follow YOUR dreams!

             I have always wanted to start a blog, but never had the courage (or ambition) to actually create one! And to be honest, I am still a little nervous about the whole thing. But my goal is to create a positive, inspiring and enjoyable blog for all of my friends and family to read. I think we can all agree that there is WAY to much negative junk in the world and on the internet, and it is always nice to have something happy and uplifting to read! So even if no one reads this I am still going to have fun with it!

            So for my very first post I wanted to talk about basically living life to the fullest.  I think that we all let silly little things get in the way of us enjoying every moment of life. Yes trials and hard times happen to all of us, some more serious than others, but we NEED to trust that the Lord has a plan and that he created this world for us to enjoy. There is so much good in the world. How are we supposed to enjoy the good when all we see is the bad? 

            The reason that this post is titled "follow YOUR dreams" is because well.... YOU SHOULD! Don't get caught up with trying to do what everyone else is doing! This is your life and you know what they say... you only live once :)

           Senior year of high school we were having all sorts of senior assemblies talking about college and our futures. All of my friends were trying to decide what schools they were going to apply for and what they were going to study. College has always been a goal for me in my life, it still is, but I just wasn't ready then. One of my other main goals or dreams in my life was working in Walt Disney World. I had thought and prayed about it for a really long time and I came to the conclusion that school wasn't what I was supposed to do right then. So I made my decision that after my senior year was over I was going to follow my dream and move to Florida. I was so terrified at the thought of moving to the other side of the country, but I was so excited! But when people would ask me what my plans were after graduation I felt almost ashamed telling them. I thought that because I wasn't going straight to college, like most of my friends, that people would think that I wasn't smart enough or that I was just plain old lazy. I hated that I felt that way because it was my life long dream and I should be proud of it!! I had to pray and pray and PRAY for inner peace with my decision. And sure enough Heavenly Father gave me my answer. I needed to follow MY dreams and not other peoples. I know I knew that all along, I just needed to be confident with my choice to be different and move to the "happiest place on earth" and pursue my dream. And I am so glad I did. 

I have learned so many valuable life lessons that I wouldn't have learned if I didn't move away. Yes I went through some major homesickness for the first two months I was here in Florida. Yes I begged my parents to let me come home. But I overcame my homesickness and nearly forced myself to enjoy every little moment. Now I am loving this beautiful place! The point is that we are all different. We all have different dreams and goals. We need to remember that Heavenly Father created roses for us to stop and smell, not walk past because they have thorns! Everything has its own thorns but also its own beauty. Live a positive life, take risks, but most importantly follow YOUR dreams! Adventure is out there so go and find it!