So, anyone who knows me knows that I dream.  And I dream big.  Just the other day I turned to Ryan in church and I said, “I’m going to be a motivational speaker when I grow up.”  And looks at me confused and said, “What about being a photographer?”  ”That, too.” I reply.  ”And a teacher?” He says.  ”Teacher of the Year.”  I say, knowingly. And then he says something that I will never forget…”Still want to be an astronaut?” 

I smile, and with confidence I turn back and listen to my pastor.  Like an astronaut, I will reach the stars.  But not your definition of stars.  Mine.

See, we are all different.  And we all want different things out of life and we all want to succeed in one way or another.  While your idea of success may be one thing, mine is another.

A fault I have is that I will either have insanely high expectations about something, or I will have no expectations at all. With others, my expectations are often low.  With myself, often way too high.  

So I decided something today.  While watching Jasmine Star’s latest video.  I decided that I don’t have to be world renown to be successful.  I don’t have to have thousands of people reading my blog to make a difference. 

I will never be her.  And I can’t strive to be.  As I write, and tears fall, I rest in the confidence of knowing that I have a place.  A place amongst the stars where I will shine.