Living the Dream

by Katelyn Pauls

People tell me not to waste my time on earth away,
“It will happen so much faster than you think,” they say.
I didn’t believe what they said, I’m young and in a rush.
I have so many hopes and dreams, I want to do so much.
I’m counting days and months and years, until I live my dream.
Although, I’m never getting any closer, so it seems.
Then, with a start, one day I opened up my eyes.
I realized my dream has come and caught me by surprise.
It’s nothing big, no great big plan, no perfect time or place.
It’s just the little things that put a smile on my face.
Like sunsets and cookies and students having fun,
Early morning bike rides and a hammock in the sun.
So while I’m down here on this earth and life is happening fast,
I vow to make the most of it because “this too shall pass.”

I was inspired this week to slow down and smell the roses. I’m too busy counting the days until I can go home and pursue my dreams. Then one day I was riding my bike to school and realized that my dream was to live and work in a foreign country as a missionary. That is exactly what I’ve been doing this year! And I almost missed it because I was too busy “getting ready” to do exactly that later in life. I always thought I had to have more money, more time or be older. I almost missed all of the opportunities that God is giving me this year to be a witness. I want to take advantage of everything God gives me this year. The little things I’m letting pass me by are the things that I’m sure I want to remember the most. I vow to keep my eyes open and my mind willing to receive whatever God has for me.

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Bill Garber
16 November 2012 at 3:07 am

Katelyn,

What a fine sense of life, that it is is in the moment or not at all, perhaps. It is now, as there could hardly have been a then or so much as a maybe. It is rare that one is able to observe one's self observing life in the moment. To push away from observing to observing one's self observing is pretty magical. Thanks so much for sharing. I am inspired by your inspiration!

Thank you!

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