Rhoda<\/a> in Mary Tyler Moore). While I never did anything to pursue that the rest of my life, I confess to some unspoken fantasy that I would be “discovered” while shopping, eating, walking, or on vacation. It is time to give up that fantasy. My actions prove that my fantasy is just that, a fantasy and not a goal or real desire.<\/p>\nSometimes we have desires or goals that just don’t work out. I would have been a terrific teacher, but circumstances helped distract me and by the time it became a goal again, life got in the way. I could still be a teacher if I went back to school full-time, but by then I would have very few years to teach and it’s just not worth the effort to me. Instead I choose to focus on where my journey has led me and I am quite content with where I find myself.<\/p>\n
I’m not going to be a dancer, or an actress, or a teacher. That’s okay. I’ve had enough life experience now to know that I can’t enjoy who I am<\/b><\/i> if all I do is focus on who I am not<\/b><\/i>. This is not resignation, or being a “realist”, it’s choosing to seize the moment and enjoy today<\/b>. Will I still have goals and dreams? Of course! Just not the same ones I had 20, 10, or even 5 years ago.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the moment, and who knows<\/i><\/b> what dreams will come true?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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