Another year sits at our feet and dreams whirl about our heads. Everyone is asking themselves, what am I going to achieve this year? Whether it be health goals to relationship goals to career goals, people are setting their sights. That includes us here at Hungry and Fit as well. We usually throw up some fun fitness goals and see where our motivation and drive will take us. I, however, am taking a slightly diverted path than the normal one. Although I certainly do have fitness goals this year (we do have a wedding coming up), I wanted to find a mantra that I could follow to keep me inspired. This mantra has a slightly broader message than just focused on one goal. My theme, mantra, whatever you want to call it for this year is #chasingdreams. This hashtag is inspired by @kelogsloops on Instagram who is an artist chasing their dreams and uses the hashtag #brbchasingdreams.
I’ve found that it’s remarkably easy to just float on through life. Yeah, you have your goals, but they seem far off and distance. You say, “I’ll get there, just not quite yet.” And that becomes a constant phrase. Yes, you work hard, but you’re just maintaining your life. You aren’t changing anything, taking risks, or following your dreams. So I say, I’m putting my foot down and #chasingdreams. This means I’m going to spend a lot more time writing. A dream of mine is to be an author, a novelist more specifically. I’m going to be strong this year and follow my dream and passion.
I know many people find the same struggles as I do. Maybe your work is mentally and/or physically taxing, and at the end of the day, you just don’t feel like putting hours towards your dream. Your mind is spent and you just want to veg out on the sofa. You feel like you’ve put in all your energy for the day and can’t get any juice out now. That’s a serious struggle and I acknowledge that! Or maybe you just put it off until the weekend and then it doesn’t happen. Maybe you just don’t feel like you have the time. But these are our dreams, people. We must pursue them, we must chase them! It’s not going to be easy. Nothing beautiful comes sweat-free. We will toil for our dreams and in turn, they will be achieved.
So with each day in 2016, I am going to boldly follow the mantra of #chasingdreams. It’s not going to be easy and I will surely want to give up, but this is my path. Who’s with me?! As always, stay hungry and fit!
*Question of the Day: What dream are you pursuing and how are you going to get there?
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