"Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that." So what are you waiting for?
I've always been a dreamer but pursuing those dreams was a whole other kettle of fish.
The fear that my passion far outweighed any talent I had was overwhelming.
Whether or not that's true, I realised it wasn't the point.
There were a million reasons I decided to chase my dreams so for now I’ll just start with one of them.
After being diagnosed with anxiety disorder, I realised I had been living in a state of existence, not life, for the past couple of years.
I remember my sister saying to me, “You are living your life now…right at this moment. Don’t wait for it to start, it already has.”
Wow! That hit me like a mac truck.
An obvious statement? True. But how many people really stop to think about that.
I’m willing to bet it’s not too many.
So I added that reality to my ever-expanding confidence file and applied for uni.
Limited to external study for mummy reasons, I enrolled in the closest course I could find to what I wanted – Bachelor of Arts.
I have always wanted to be a writer and to work in the film industry and while film is a difficult course to find in the external realm, I am taking whatever route I need to to reach my goals.
I graduated with a Diploma of Arts when I found a course which better suited what I was looking for and changed over to a Bachelor of Media (some internal study required but that is doable).
I got a job as a journalist at the local newspaper and have also completed a Diploma of Photography (thirst quenched).
The pursuit of dreams is not glamorous and sometimes is much less than fun but I love it.
I love it because it’s mine. I love it because one impactful sentence far outweighs the thousand words I wrote and erased for literary inadequacy.
The road is long and it’s hard work balancing all my duties as student, mum and journalist but I do it because it makes me happy and I know I can.
There are those who say stop dreaming and face reality, but I choose to keep dreaming and make reality.
What’s your reality? 

Reach up, your star is shining.