[Sorry to tell you that there wont be any pictures with the blog today. I know you all enjoy my blogs more when I blog with pictures c; ]
There's going to be a point in your life where your family and friends are not going to be happy with the decisions you make (I'm talking about your dream[s]). But you know what? This isn't "about them". This is about YOU and what you believe in. You need to keep going no matter how much they are against this. No matter if they are your parents, your friends, your pastor, your siblings, your mentor, whoever the hell it is that has a problem with it or objects to what you're pursuing. Take a look at your idols..they didn't get their success by doing what others wanted them to do. They got their success (they're dream come true) by doing what THEY believed in: what they believed would work. Most importantly, I bet you, they believed in themselves.
Look, I have something to tell you!
The reason why I am blogging this today is because my mom does not want me to go to Tribeca AT ALL. She doesn't want me to go there for several reasons. The money, the location, and the ....competition I guess you could say. The competition: she says "it's a long shot". When my mom was talking to me about going to Tribeca Flashpoint Academy, I took it really, really hard. I was crying. It sounded like she did not believe in this at all. It even sounded like she didn't even believe that I can make it. Do you have any idea how that feels? Maybe you do know. Maybe some of you have parents that don't believe in you or your dreams that much. It hurts a lot. To me, it's like injecting venom and then they just watch you suffer. I told her "Thanks for believing in me, mom", real sarcastically.
This is when I decided that this whole thing is a test that God is putting me through, right now. I KNOW it is, because before I would always have people make decisions for me, or go by what other people say. Not to long ago, I realized that I am at the point in my life where I NEED to make decisions for myself...and I HAVE been. So the other day was the last warning or reminder to make important decisions for myself. This is the time where I realized that not everyone in my circle are going to be okay with the decisions I make, I may lose some people, but I need to stick to my guns.......otherwise this is never gonna happen. I'll never pursue my dream if I back out because other people are angry. This is not about them. This is about me. If I have to lose them because of their lack of belief and their frustration then so be it. That means they were really never here anyway. They only lasted when my results made them happy. You know what I mean?
I'm sorry to say people, but this is how the world is apparently. When it comes down to you, remember these:
-YOU be the person to make the final important decision (after all ,YOU'RE the one that deals with the results.)
-Believe in YOU and what YOU want to pursue.
-You can't back out because some of the people you care about are mad with YOUR decisions (remember, your dream wont come true if you do this. Always remember ALL the things I said in my earlier blogs about never giving up and believing in yourself and dreams.)
-This is YOUR path, YOUR dream, YOUR life, YOUR outcome. That's why I'm stressing the "don't back out" rule, because YOU'RE gonna be the one who is living with the results NOT them. Please, please, please see where I am going with this. Please, see what I mean.
-When/if you lose some people that's okay. This is just a discovery to find out who is really here FOR YOU and who believes in YOU. It may hurt at first, but trust me...it'll be for the best. You'll figure that out. Even if it's family, it's for the best. Family does not always mean blood. Family means a group of people who are there for each other (thick or thin) to the end of time. Family will always believe in you and support you.
If there is anyone out there who is looking up to me. If I am your idol, if I inspire you, if I am any type of light to you at all, I tell you this: I WILL NOT back out,okay! I am sticking to my guns, pursuing my dreams, never giving up, never stop believing in myself, will walk right on by those people who doubt me or the things I do. I won't look back or wait up for them. I will do whatever it takes! I don't just blog for the hell of it! Whoever reads this blog (near or far, american or non, friend or foe, young or old) I blog because I want you to know that there is somebody (me) out there who wants you to pursue your dreams/goals. Yeah, even if I don't know who you are, okay! This is what I stand for: believing in people...believing that people can. I stand for those people who need someone to believe in them. There are more people who give up too easily than give it their all. That's the problem these days! So when you wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and tell yourself YOU CAN, remember me-the person who believes in you! Don't be afraid to connect with me on twitter or facebook, or wherever you find me, even if we're strangers. This is what I'm here for.
Remember what I blogged today, because it's important, it's the truth, and it's proof that I want you to succeed.
Creatively Speaking,
