If the US is where American dreams are dreamt, then New York city is where those dreams become a reality. Having just experienced my first trip to the gorgeous city, my eyes became open to the possibility of the impossible…to dream a dream that could really come true.
What I once thought was a big, dangerous and cold city, I learned was not only a beautiful and an exciting place but a place filled with life and inspiration. It made me realize that most dreams are just waiting to be fulfilled and that what prevents us from obtaining them are fear and a lack of focus.
While I was walking through the bitter cold, sharing subways with people who talked to themselves and escaping traffic like an animal running away from its predator, I felt so alive! And I realized that to make a dream happen, to really live your life, you need to be focused and present.
In contrast, what my life is normally like is multitasking. I multitask at work to drown out the boredom, and I multitask at home to try to get as many things done as possible. The outcome is not a life filled with dreams but a life spent sleepwalking. My short trip in that sense, woke me up. From now on, my goal is to meet life head on, just like how I approached being that little girl in the Big Apple, I plan on doing it one bite at a time.
