Baby Steps

"Dream hard. Work hard. It never comes after you wrapped and decorated with a red ribbon."

This thought occurs to me en route to work. I am currently a new hire for a shipping company (I graduated this summer 2013) and you may ask out of the blue, what the hell is the relationship of that quote above with me being a new hire? Well, working 8-9 hours a day and commuting for about 2 hours going/back to our house in Laguna, I am still adapting to the idea of not having that much free time. I mean afterwork I am dead tired and on weekends, I have to do my filial duties. During these times, I have always asked myself if my life would stick to this kind of lifestyle, after all, I have no choice but to work. How about all those dreams I wanna have during my wee hours? I wanna travel (a lot), engaged in volunteer activities, explore and the list go on and on......

Head bumped! Luckily, I have this spontaneous boyfriend that always scolded me whenever I have this kind of negative thinking. And yeah, as what he 'scolded' (haha!) I should stop complaining and in contrary, work hard! This is a start of a new chapter in my life, maybe I was still adapting to the changes, entering the 20's era where you are starting to create your own identity and at the same time, the world pressures you with money, time and expectations. So what to do? Work hard! Dream big, set your goals, and work hard for it. Grab it. Hold it. A 'dream come true' never presents itself at your door wrapped and decorated with a red ribbon. You have to chase it CONSTANTLY, work hard for it, and this loop never ends until you have it at your hands. What is important is whatever stage of life you enter, you never lose hold of your identity and your dreams. Never let the world point out to you what is right/wrong, or what to do, what is important is you live your life in making your dream come true. Imagine yourself working hard for something, maybe it all equals to a bucket of perspiration, blood (haha!), sleepless nights, eye bags, etc. but whatever the ending of this struggle, if you gave your best shot for something you really care, it's all worth it.

Dreams. Set it. Chase it. Grab it. Hold it. Dreaming is not just about knowing what they are, it also is about knowing the steps on how to make it come true. Took the baby steps and after sometime, you'll realized, you're a day closer to it.