Be a Dreamer

Are you a dreamer? I know everyone of us has a dream, may it be simple or big. It's natural, but sometimes we thought that a dream is just a dream, and its very impossible to happen, but why not try it?

"If it is the last day of your life, what would you do to fulfill your dreams?" This question is very common to me, I've always been encountering this in seminars, workshops, and even in the books I read. What will be your answer to this question? Maybe your answer is the same as mine. One speaker I had encountered told us, 'what's stopping you to fulfill your dreams'? Then I realized, its true, what's stopping me, what's stopping us to do it? So what are you waiting for?...start now...reach for your dreams.

When I was a kid, I dreamed to have beautiful clothes, shoes, and a big house. When I reached high school I wanted to go to Manila and become a writer. I want to write a book, or write an article in any magazine. And why can I do that?, I am not even sure if I can continue my studies in college because of financial problems. Until something good happened to my life. There were twists and turns. While I was working with my cousin in vegetable store in Quezon City, Nana Tiying (my tita-titahan, owner of vegetable store) asked me if I wanted to continue my studies. I immediately said yes, I was so happy then. It was very hard to be a working student but I was very determined. Thank God I finished it with high grades. Nana Tiying was so proud of me. She became my second mother while I was away with my family. And I will never stop thanking her for giving me new hope, new life and  fulfilling my dreams. It never entered my mind that I will finish my studies in a big and famous university (PWU) here in Manila. Then I realized, my dreams were really coming into reality, that even impossible and unexpected things happen if you will just believe.

In this whole journey, I know GOD is with me. HE never left me. I remember the lyrics in a song 'Lift up your Hands to God'..."If you believe in yourself, if you believe there's someone who walks through life with you. You'll never be alone, just learn to reach out and open your heart. Lift up your hands to GOD and He'll show you the way." In fulfilling your dreams, do it the best you can, just believe you can do it and trust GOD.

Now I'm a successful teacher, it was not my dream actually. But maybe God has plans why I became a teacher. Perhaps this will bring me into a wider range of my other plans. Perhaps being a teacher, I could help people build their own dreams. I could help children change their lives. That's why I love teaching now, its very fulfilling when someone became successful because of me. Its more than a gift, its more than a dream fulfilled.

I will never stopped dreaming. Now my ultimate dream to become a writer is nearly coming into reality (hoping...) But even if it will never came, its okay, at least I've always been trying. I also dream to go to the places with snow. I don't know why. I know it's impossible to happen, but I know it will happen (soon).

Be a dreamer...Dream big!...Never stop believing that dreams do come true.