Tuesday, July 26, 2016

To Dream Without Boundaries


So as you read from my updates post, I am deeply into Dawson’s Creek. I am currently on season 4 of it and there are only 2 left and I don’t even want to think about how I am going to feel when it’s over. I watch a lot of TV shows on Netflix where I binge it and finish the whole series and then I just move to the next one, but I have a feeling that this one has left too much of an impact for me to get over it that easily.

If you have never seen Dawson’s Creek, here is a little synopsis for you.
Dawson Leery is a boy that is obsessed with filmmaking. He lives in Capeside and is an only child. He has a best friend named Joey, who is actually a girl that lives across the creek. Right from the beginning, you can tell these two have a special bond with one another. There is a character named Pacey (My favorite) that is Dawson’s best friend but not so much Joey’s friend. Jen is another character that is there from the beginning and Dawson likes her right when she steps foot on Capeside soil.

Joey is in love with Dawson. She has been since she was little and she knows that it’s something that she will be keeping to herself for quite some time. Dawson is pretty delirious about the whole thing but I mean that’s pretty typical. Overtime, they start to recognize and really face these feelings that they have towards one another and get to the point where they may or may not end up together.

Now I know what you are thinking, that this show is just another teen romance show. Yes, there is romance throughout every episode of some kind, but there’s so much more than that. There’s life lessons at every corner and quotes that you just want to write down and put on your wall. These teens are not your average teens and they really help show that the bond between groups of friends can help you get through anything.

My description does not do it justice so I highly recommend you just watch it.

So getting to my point of this post…. In one of the episodes, Dawson describes his take on dreams and how he views it. He says you have to dream without boundaries. Right when he said that, I wrote it down. I feel like a lot of people in today’s world want to dream big and have dreams that many see as invaluable. I know for me, I want to go work at Disney and work my way up to being a impacting part of the company. While I see that dream as obviously totally obtainable, there are others that would disagree with me.

We all have a passion and something that we want to strive for, but sometimes we believe that there are only certain paths that we are allowed to take. We can become a doctor or a dentist, we can go to a business and be a marketing person, and we can become a teacher. These are all wonderful goals to meet and I sometimes have a goal to be in that kind of job. But the problem with these general paths is there is no room for us to be imaginative and to go outside the box. We have all been taught that the only good kind of jobs are the ones that hold promise for being steady. The jobs that most people know about and know that it will be good.

I think especially in this upcoming generation and the next generation that people are ready to take on those uncommon jobs and really find out if they enjoy it more.

Dreaming without boundaries is so important because it is giving you the space to not limit what you can dream. Once we start putting walls up and rules about the way we dream, we might as well just throw that dream away. We have to be able to accept the challenge of finding that dream that we have and then backing it up to whatever obstacle there is.

Dawson wants to be a filmmaker and throughout the show you see him dream big and film a movie only to see others not respond to it the way that he thought and hoped they would. But he still got right back up and did what he loved because he knew in order to achieve his dream, he would have to dream without boundaries.

Currently where I am at in the show, Dawson has decided to put his filmmaking aside and he is trying to figure out what he really wants and if there is something else he likes more. However, I have a feeling that he is going to go right back to filmmaking and following that passion because that’s who he is.

Well like I said, I think you should watch this show and if you do end up watching is, leave some comments about what you like, don’t like and wish that could happen!

 

Check out my previous post for life updates…

 

That’s all for now,
Until Next Time,
XOXO,
Gossip Girl

Aka…… M’lyn

Monday, July 25, 2016

Updates

Hello everyone! Long time no see…. Well it’s not like I could see you anyways through the screen… okay that was a cheesy joke. Anyways!!! How have you been? How’s summer been treating you? Did you go to Disneyland or Disney world??? If you are planning on going soon, can I go with you??

I went to California in June and we went to Universal, Knotts Berry Farm, and Disneyland for about 3 days! WOOO! We also went to Las Vegas at the end of the trip but I quite enjoyed the California part more. The bad thing that happened while I was there was that I GOT SICK! Why?!? I mean I feel like its bound to happen when you just go to a bunch of touristy parts of California but still! I got to see my best friend Ellie again while I was at Disney and we watched Mickey’s Magical Map together! That is definitely a memory I will never forget! It was definitely a moment where I thought to myself that I needed to work there.

I have been choreographing a couple of fun and I mean FUN dances with my dear friend and its one of my absolute favorite dances ever. We have truly created something that we both love and that we know others will love as well. Elluminate has not started back up yet but I am still enjoying my break and just having that time to hang out with the people from it without having to always dance….although I will always be open to dance.

I have been working all summer which is always fun when it comes to needing money but then not so fun when I want to hang out with people. It makes my life a little repetitive which easily annoys me but what can you do??? One word: Adulthood..

Next week I will start my first day as a dance teacher! I am not sure if I have many students or any at all yet but I am pretty excited about it! I will also be the receptionist for the studio on Mondays and Tuesdays so hopefully that goes well. Fall school starts on the 22 of August so I hope I don’t get too stressed out with all my commitments!

I am waiting patiently… Okay maybe not that patiently…. For the Disney College Program applications to come out. I should be in August or September when they come out but I have researched and it seems like it has come out around August the most. I am truly excited and truly scared all at the same time. It’s hard not being able to know exactly what you will be doing the next semester. Well at least for me. I feel like I have a lot of fun projects coming in the spring and that’s the same time I was planning on doing the program so it’s not going to be just a simple decision if I do get in.

I am still sick from June (about a month now) and so this last weekend I just stayed home, except for my bestie Karen’s bridal shower, and made mickey ears! I would post a picture of them but I am actually at work right now! Haha! Head on over to my Instagram for pictures! Mlyntwin

I will be trying to blog more as this next month comes. Life like I said has been super repetitive so I didn’t want to bore you with my boringness..

Okay stay tuned for more from your girl M’lyn!

That’s all for now,
Until next time,
XOXO,
Gossip Girl

AKA: M’lyn