"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it."

The quote couldn't have said it any better. How many times do we sometimes sit there and 'fantasize' about the life we wish we had?

I know I do all the time. I'm always sitting down on my chair at work infront of that same computer screen and I think to myself how I wish my life could be different...not infront of a computer all day but at home with my kids and watching them grow up. One of the things that hurts me the most is being away from them most of the day. I feel I am missing out on an important part of their life. And, I think how much easier things would be if we had a nice house...good amount of money...and a big house...

...and from there my dreams just keep going on and on with all the little things I wish I had in life.

Then sometimes I think, "They're just dreams, I don't think that day will ever come."

But, after thinking very hard about this I think back to about 5 years ago...back when I first got pregnant with my daughter at the tender age of 16. Then, at 17 I was a mommy. I remember the things I would 'dream' about then was having enough money to support myself and my daughter, to meet a real guy, to move out and be on my own, to have my own car, etc.

Here I am 5 years later...I have a good job....my own apartment...a wonderful fiance and we now have a son together. My daughter has all she needs, her own room, stylish clothes and shoes, plenty of toys to play with, food in the fridge for her to eat. I have my own car. I make enough money to live 'somewhat' comfortably although it would be nice to not have to worry about money so much. But hey, I've gotten somewhere in life. All those days of sitting there and dreaming about a greater life motivated me to get to where I am now.

I may not be 'exactly' how I envisioned my life to be, but i'm getting a step closer everyday. The choices I make everyday are guiding me to those dreams and hopes I had for my future.

So, I know that if I keep sticking to it...keep my head on and focused on what I trully want in life, then I will make it there. Sometimes it may take time, sometimes I may hit some rough roads, sometimes I will feel like giving up...but if I keep going and don't give up, then in the end it will all trully pay off.