A reminder: throughout history (and personal experience) I’ve never seen nor heard a single person regret going for their dreams.  I love watching baking shows, especially the shows with hyper-realistic cakes.  I admire their talent so much—those were not skills I’ve been gifted and it is truly a joy to watch.  Regardless, it hit me: these people are making huge sums of money doing what they love and that is making CAKE.  This isn’t life-saving, earth- shattering stuff we’re talking about—but this is a craft that changed the lives of these people and allowed them to be happy as well as give happiness to others. The truth is the money mattered very little.  These people found their element and found the full expression of who they are.  And that’s when it hit me, and as I started this piece: no one has ever regretted going for their dreams.  No, not everything pans out how we think it will, but that doesn’t mean we don’t learn something from it.  We learn more about who we are and what we can do for others. 

So, we’ve spoken about it before, but this is a reminder for everyone:  no matter what it is, go for what brings joy in your life because that joy will undoubtedly spread and infect others with the love and happiness felt from being in our element.  Life isn’t about conforming to what people tell us, it isn’t about how much we make from doing what we love—money is not the indicator of success.  How aligned with who we are and what we love, how fully we express ourselves, how we use our gifts and talents to help others, how we spend our time with those we love—THAT is true success.  It doesn’t matter what it is.  Running.  Carving wood.  Reading.  Writing.  Painting.  Singing.  Healing.  Protecting.  Guiding.  Teaching.  Cooking.  All of these things create an opportunity for others to find truth in themselves.  So remember, those gifts we have aren’t solely for ourselves.  We are meant to share them wherever we go.  Let them eat cake (while historically inaccurate) brings new meaning—it means let people be the fullest expressions of who they are.  Ourselves included.