Hi everyone! Lola here!
It's a beautiful day here in Burgundy! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the geese are shouting... yeah, I have geese... and a goat... and here they are!
Here's something interesting I'd like to talk about today: our life dreams/goals and... the real world.
Having dreams is great. They give you a reason to live and make you happy! From egging your neighbour's house to becoming President of the World, we all want to achieve something, whether it be big or small.
Sadly, there are also disadvantages to having dreams... and that's the fear of never seeing them come true or letting them take over so much that you forget about everything else you have to do.
As for my dream (check this previous post), it is part of what I call the "arty dump". Harsh, I know. It's basically where I place all kinds of different artistic jobs that pay very poorly unless you get very lucky and could land you on the streets if you depend only on them and refuse to do anything else for a living
It really doesn't seem fair, to be honest. Between two equal people, one could want to become a doctor, the other a successful artist. Although becoming a doctor takes very hard work and studying, that person would still have a better chance of accomplishing their goal than the artist who's future is also based on hard work... but also luck. A lot of luck... right?
I'll write another blog on that. Tell me what you guys think about what I just said, I could just be very pessimistic. :)
This school year has been my toughest yet. I am currently studying International Business. Perfect for me! I speak three languages, am learning two others and am great at communication (although I'm rubbish at Maths :P)!
And yet, throughout the whole year, I've been thinking about stopping everything to get into acting. I even stopped working properly to try and get through the year. I just didn't care. I could just imagine leaving everything and starting anew! This was my plan:
- Quit University
- Find a job
- Buy a car
- Move to England
- Get another job
- And then, somehow, make enough money to start finding castings and get my big break!
Sounds good, right?
Wrong.
So much easier said than done...
I was dreaming of getting this awesome life in England, near London, where I would eventually be handed a successful job in acting... on a silver platter... with cherries... and cream (yum :3).
Anyway... :')
My parents told me to at least finish the next few years at University and then do whatever I want. Seems rational, really. I'd have an awesome diploma to land myself an awesome job that would pay awesomely and with which I could really earn enough to try out for acting if I wanted to!
But I was very stubborn... I even got myself a book about acting (I'll mention it in a later blog. It's actually one of the reasons I came back to reality!).
So, a month ago, I finally got the kick in the pants I needed. I'm now getting back to work properly, trying to get past my first year at University, because, hey, my parents were actually RIGHT! :O
I've been thinking my future over very carefully. And when one does that, one must make sure to think every step through as realistically as possible so as not to get carried away by one's own little world instead of staying connected to reality.
On the other hand, don't do like me. I'm forever wondering what I'm doing with me life and worrying all the time instead of actually taking action. I have trouble sleeping at night, I tell ya!
So that's basically the message I want to pass on to you from this post: reach for your dreams, try to make them come true... but make sure they are realistic enough to become alive.
In the next few posts, I will be talking more thoroughly about different parts of this post, as some might not be understandable (and I know it).
Thanks for reading and keep on dreaming! <3
~ Lola out!
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