What does it take to believe in your dreams?

Dreams have always been obvious to me. When I was a kid I remember dreaming about everything and somehow I felt that everything that I dream will come true if I want. My imagination was very lively when I was a kid and often I lived in my imaginary world. But even then all my dreams didn’t come true very easily and often I was very disappointed if my dreams didn’t come true. I didn’t know then that I had to work very hard to reach my dreams and some dreams were easier to get than the other ones. Slowly I realized what I need to do in order to reach my goals. I learned to work very hard for the dreams I really wanted to become true. Also, a very big lesson was that it’s mostly up to me if I wanted something to happen to me. And the dreams I have worked so hard and failed many times usually paid it back and it feels amazing when those kinds of dreams work out. 

I’ve been fortunate to get many of my dreams to come true and it has encouraged me to dream more and work harder for my dreams. I have realized that I can get anything in my life if I want to if I’m ready to put effort into it. 

As a birth gift, I got persistency and I have had a privilege to follow my mom’s example of how she follows her dreams and how she’s working so hard for everything she wants and finally gets it. She has been my biggest role model for reaching my own goals in life. When we were kids she made impossible things possible. She taught me also how you can find positive things about everything. I always remember her telling me that “no matter what happens remember to find positive things about everything”. That sentence has helped me to go through some hard parts of my life and it helps me to understand that everything is possible if you just believe so. 

In my life, I have noticed that you can survive from everything. It’s up to you. At work, I have had difficult situations that feel impossible and at that moment I’m lost and don’t know what should I do but that is just a brief moment, a reaction then I start to act. And that is important because with an attitude you can change your’s and other people’s behavior and the whole situation for better or worse, it’s your decision. When we had a baby and a toddler most of the time life was very challenging. I learned so many new sides about my self (not the good things..) and I was sure that I won’t survive. I didn’t sleep much and the days were mostly surviving. Many times I said to my husband that I want to give up (whatever that meant). I wanted to run out of the house and never come back. But I did survive and usually, when I reached the point that I couldn’t take any more I remembered my mom’s words and thought that there’s something good about this moment too and things got better. I’m glad those times are behind now but I learned so much about those struggles and now I’m happy to say that I’m glad we went through that time so I could be here and live my dream. 

Our neighbourhood.
Another dream came true to live here.

I have noticed that dreams and struggles go hand in hand. You have to start to love them both. If you dream something remember there will be some struggles at some point but those are important in order to get your dreams to come true. Don’t be afraid of the struggles. We have a saying in Finnish that after the storm there will be sunny. That how it is many times with struggles too. Many people give up their dreams for the first struggle and I do too sometimes. Then I realize that maybe that wasn’t something I really wanted anyway and move on to some other dream. But I want to encourage you to dream and dream big. Don’t give up for the first or even for the second or third challenge you face. Push it through. If you really want something, you will get it if you decide so.

A place I dream to go.

My long term dream has been to write a blog. I have started many times but never had the courage to publish any of my posts. I have had all kinds of stupid excuses not to start it and publish anything. But here I am again and thinking is it worth it? Will anyone read these? Am I making sense and what do I have to give to people? Now I’ve reached the point that I know that I don’t have anything to lose and I know that in this world everyone has a story to tell and everyone has so much to give to each other so I’m in. 

I love writing and I can’t keep these thoughts in my head anymore I want to share them with you. So this blog is about encouragement for you to do things you really want to do and to see the world in a positive light. I’m opening this blog with a Finnish persistence and with (learned) American confidence. Stay tuned! 

My biggest dream has been to have this family 💗