Aspirations


Hello everybody! Welcome to or back to Guiding at Home. Once again I'm going to do a post based of a badge. This time I'm going to be talking the Aspiration badge. I want you to know that I don't actually have a copy of the badge book so I don't actually know the clauses but I'm just going to talk about the topic in general because I thinks it's an important topic.

We live in a society where we are all taught that we should all aim high to live a successful life. Surely this is great? We get loads of high achieving people who do amazing things for our world. Well yes this does happen, people make goals and achieve them, they work hard to make it possible. This is amazing and I'm proud of people who can do it. But a lot of people struggle. Some find it hard to set goals, they have self doubt and don't believe they can do it. Some people can't find any motivation to work towards their goal this could be due to mental health or nobody supporting them.

We are all expected to dream big but sometimes this can be crimpling to someone as sometimes what they are expected to achieve is nearly impossible to reach.  They keep on working to realise that the dream wasn't meant for them, just because one person wants to dream something doesn't mean you have to have the same dream. 

A lot of people become ashamed of their dreams, they don't think they are aiming for enough. Your dream isn't any less important then the person next to you, they might put you down but you should never listen. You work for yourself and yourself only. Just because your parents want you to become a doctor doesn't mean you have to be. If the dream didn't come from your heart then don't give it any time of day. It's your life, you decide how you want to succeed. 

You want to do your best and you should but your mental health should come first. What's the point of being at the top if you aren't happy?

I want to now talk about my own experience so it doesn't just seem like I'm sharing things that I don't know about.  I have always found it hard to find an aspiration or a dream. I go through phases where I try to make myself believe that I have a dream in mind. For example a dream job. If you know me, nearly every week it seems, I have a different dream job. This is because I'm not totally sure what I want to achieve, I have many interests. I always trick myself to believe that I could do this and that but the next I doubt myself and say I can't. It's hard and I've been told many times that I should do this or that and because I trust the person I try to achieve their goal for me but most of the time it ends up damaging me. I might not have a specific dream job or dream life in mind but the dream that I have has come from my heart. It took me a while to hear my heart screaming it but it made everything clearer. I want to work hard so I can help the world in whatever way I can. I don't know anything specific all I know is that is what I want to do. I will figure it out but I am going to enjoy the journey. 

Aspirations and dreams should come from you and you should never worry about them to the point of illness. Just dream and let life lead the way.

Please comment your thoughts below and any questions.

Thank you for reading and make sure you keep safe and keep on Guiding! 




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