When talking about following your dreams, all motivational speakers and entrepreneurs say the same thing: just do it. Action is the key. Cut through the red tape with a machete. Okay, great--but what if you don't know (or remember) your dream?
I graduated from college just 10 months ago. Which means I've had some time to think about dreams, but also responsibilities... and necessities. Honestly, there was a part of me that hoped being an adult was just like being a kid but without the frustrating parts--like curfew, no allowance, not able to drive anywhere. Then I found out that being an adult involves giving yourself a bedtime and an allowance, and being able to drive--to and from work, that is. Also, laundry. I've noticed that being an adult involves a lot of laundry.
Okay, but what about that dreaming business? And what's the deal with this blog, anyway?
The thing is, I've been thinking. You know, ignoring the "do it" advice of people more successful than me and just putting things on hold... to think. Dreams, at least for me, do not lay golden ideas that hatch dramatically in my mind. It's more like I'm surrounded with ideas, plenty of them rotten, but I know there's one that's gold--on the inside.
A lot of the time, you just have to try something and hope. That's where the action comes in. You try something and hope and it fails but you learn and then you try again. You never get everything right but you do get some things right. You get more things right than before. And you begin to inoculate yourself against the things that used to scare you.
Back to my thinking. After thinking about it from every angle I could think of, and then realizing I was thinking about it all wrong, I finally thought about giving up. I gave up trying to quantify or qualify, or to schedule or strategize my dreams. And something magical happened: I remembered. I remembered those dreams.
So--deep breath--here are a few dreams of mine:
-To write short, speculative fiction from unique perspectives using first person narrative.
-To make small documentaries (incidentally this one is also a professional goal). About people... ideas... important topics in society. About stories.
-To create photographs and graphic arts images that communicate depth, emotion, and mystery through simple, succinct design.
Hi, I'm Meredith Kuzma. This blog is about my dreams.
Monday, March 21, 2016
