"Seaweeds of opinions choked their dreams; burdens of expectations weighed them down as they reached for their dreams; and roadblocks of oppositions hampered those off the beaten path."

‘Love, Pinkie’ (www.lovepinkie.com)

 

After leaving behind my office job, I went on a soul-searching adventure that brought me across the globe from Singapore to Mexico. I went alone. It was a time away from my familiar surroundings and people I love. I shut away the surrounding noises and began to find myself in this quirky cosmos; rooting into my self-identity as I became more in touch with my inner being.

 

When I returned to Singapore, I was fired up to write; to inspire and mentor young girls. With my writings, I wrote during my previous full-time job, along with meditations of life, I took on the challenge to share what I have learned over the years by penning down thoughts, feelings, observations and experiences in my book "Love, Pinkie >.<".

 

To my pleasant surprise, this journey opened the Pandora box of my life. Writing was just the beginning of getting in touch with who I was made to be and the talents I have. Growing up to be good at numbers, I am now venturing into areas outside my 'expertise' to learn about writing, self-publishing, eBooks, website building, e-commerce, designing and to appreciate creativity and arts.

 

A new adventure where everything seems so exciting. I'm finally going to do what many people don't do...living out my dream! How cool is it to 'walk on water'! I was ready to step into my destiny. However, life didn't give me any caveat. There were no warning signs of crocodiles in water and of how it is impossible for a human to walk on water without a miracle. I had rushed headlong into those waters without a float.

 

Dreaming was easy, living it out requires blood, sweat and tears... and a strong heart! People often neglect to see the amount of hard work that goes on in the background. And every success is celebrated and used to shut the naysayers. On the flip side, each failure is a chance for naysayers to bite back at you - telling you they were right all along and you should get serious and go back to the 'normal' life. I soon saw how with each of my failure is my opportunity to bounce back to become more resilient and move on with more experience and skills. I need to continue believing in myself and the path I am on is right, even though failures seemed to be otherwise.

 

There might be a long wait or multiple failures before you become profitable or famous, but through it all, you have got to believe in yourself and press on. Your self-doubt will be your greatest enemy and outsiders will not relent in feeding it. Many times one will feel like giving up. Hopelessness sets in. So dreamers who live out dreams must have the perseverance to keep moving in face of continual opposition and persecution - for this perseverance will build up your character to hope in all things!

 

I've seen or heard many other fellow dreamers struggling. Yet kudos to them, many continued to press on and believe that their dreams will come true one day. Of course, there are those who chose to let go. Only those who dare to dream know the depths of despair when a dream dies. Even as they tried and failed, the steep learning curve has given them much wisdom and different perspectives in life.