I recently came across this this print while shopping for my gallery wall project, and it really resonated with me. As a twenty-something recent college grad, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to believe in yourself. It is only a very lucky few who know exactly what they want to do from the beginning and can therefore actively pursue that goal from an early age. Unfortunately, I am not one of those. I have always known that I wanted to explore my different passions and talents, but I was never quite sure how I wanted to express them. One of the intentions of this blog is to help me figure it all out – to determine what it is that will best allow me to forge my path.
The challenge here is not only to set a goal, but to believe you will achieve it. I remember a summer session in college, during which I was forced to move dorms before the fall session started. My parents were travelling and my friends were all away since this still technically summer. I had no idea how I was going to move out of one dorm room and into another, entirely on my own, after work and in the dark. I’d always had my dad and brother around to do the heavy lifting during past moves. Fortunately, I did not have any real furniture – just a few storage drawers (plastic), a mini fridge and a microwave. I borrowed a cart from the school, and slowly but surely filled it up, pushed it across campus, unloaded it, pushed it back, and so on. I repeated the process several times throughout the night, sweating and aching, but I knew I could do it. The reason I knew I could? I had no other option. The result? I did it. I spent the rest of that weekend cleaning and unpacking, but when my family did come to visit, I felt so proud knowing I had done this myself.
Translating this lesson back into present day, I want to believe in myself, and I have no choice but to do so. She believed she could so she did. When I look back in 5, 10 or 20 years from now, I hope (I believe) that will be true about me and other twenty-somethings like me!
xoxo
