Too many times in my life, I’ve thought or heard other young people say “I can’t do that” or “that’s just a dream”. When I look back at my younger self, a lot of my insecurities in my dreams stemmed from the fact that some adult around me tried to put down my every attempt to be great. Even now, I tend to keep my reactions to my students woes to a minimum. I don’t ever want to become that adult that crushes a child’s dreams.
So you can only imagine my life as I began to hear more and more reasons from young girls (13-18 years old) as to why they COULDN’T pursue and obtain the dreams they had so intently crafted.
After speaking to one student, the power of our own personal thoughts and feelings became abundantly clear. How many times have you heard someone crush a person’s dream? And how many times have you thought to yourself “why did they say that!?!” When thinking about this latest situation, and that of my own experiences, I realized there are times that people speak negatively of your dreams because it is not something they feel THEY would be able to accomplish. They are so trapped in their old mindset of the norms of society, that a little boy saying “I want to be a principal dancer in the American Ballet Company” seems farfetched. Truly I want you to think about the last time you had a brilliant dream. If you encountered a discouraging soul, did you ever stop to look at their confidence level in their own ability? Probably not!
We are so conditioned to become easily offended by others opinions. What they speak to us is not the voice of God speaking a permanent path in our lives; it is an opinion! Many times big dreams are recognized as big because we have no point of reference to show us that it can be done. For some, if there is no point of reference, then the dream, no matter how fit for you it may be, cannot be achieved in their minds. But these small, negative thoughts are meant to be destroyed! The person’s minuscule view of themselves must be altered, and in some cases eradicated completely! So the next time you hear that stinking thinking replace it with positive thoughts and plans to achieve your big ideal. You can do this! You can do anything you plan and put work towards. Sometimes, to achieve your goals, you just need to destroy small thoughts!
After speaking to one student, the power of our own personal thoughts and feelings became abundantly clear. How many times have you heard someone crush a person’s dream? And how many times have you thought to yourself “why did they say that!?!” When thinking about this latest situation, and that of my own experiences, I realized there are times that people speak negatively of your dreams because it is not something they feel THEY would be able to accomplish. They are so trapped in their old mindset of the norms of society, that a little boy saying “I want to be a principal dancer in the American Ballet Company” seems farfetched. Truly I want you to think about the last time you had a brilliant dream. If you encountered a discouraging soul, did you ever stop to look at their confidence level in their own ability? Probably not!
We are so conditioned to become easily offended by others opinions. What they speak to us is not the voice of God speaking a permanent path in our lives; it is an opinion! Many times big dreams are recognized as big because we have no point of reference to show us that it can be done. For some, if there is no point of reference, then the dream, no matter how fit for you it may be, cannot be achieved in their minds. But these small, negative thoughts are meant to be destroyed! The person’s minuscule view of themselves must be altered, and in some cases eradicated completely! So the next time you hear that stinking thinking replace it with positive thoughts and plans to achieve your big ideal. You can do this! You can do anything you plan and put work towards. Sometimes, to achieve your goals, you just need to destroy small thoughts!
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