When we came across this photo on the internet this afternoon we felt it had a great, inspiring message that we had to share. Simply put, follow your dreams.
Why is this so important, you ask? Because following your dreams can be one of the most rewarding, fulfilling experiences out there. So many people are scared of following their dreams because often times it means taking the road less travelled, taking chances and taking risks, but the end result is so worth it. We get in our heads and tell ourselves “It’s impossible!” but how can we know until we truly give it our best efforts?
As much as our family and our loved ones can be our best supporters, sometimes they can also be guilty of holding us back. It is not something they do intentionally, as they only want what is best for us, but they can encourage those of us with big dreams to give them up in order to do what is “safe”. Parents, grandparents, siblings, significant others, they all understandably have opinions on our life choices, but at the end of the day you are the only person who knows what the best path for you will be.
Jim Carrey illustrates this so well here. Follow your dreams. Do what will make you happy and what you will enjoy doing for the rest of your life. We only live once, and so we should live life to the fullest, doing what makes us happy. And on the other side of that coin, if you are going to fail at something, wouldn’t you rather go down knowing you took risks and tried your best rather than wishing you hadn’t let that opportunity slip through your hands?
So a big thank you to Jim Carrey for not only providing us with plenty of laughs (Bruce Almighty is a favorite movie here in the SMG office!) but also for giving us our daily dose of inspiration!
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