Excuses and dreams

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I felt deeply identified with the two topics addressed this week, as they resonate with an undeniable truth about purpose and personal destiny.

1️⃣ You came into this world with a mission that belongs only to you and you chose it, so I invite you to ask yourself what you lacked to achieve those goals, how many excuses did you make?

The idea that we came into this world with a unique and self-chosen mission is very strong and true. It invites us to a deep reflection: What have we lacked in order to achieve those goals we once set for ourselves? In my own case, how many times have I shielded myself behind “I can't” or “it's not the time”? Countless times. These excuses kept me from my life's purpose.

My mom used to say, “When it's your turn, don't even take it off, and when it's not your turn, don't even put it on.” With this thought, I want to start my line of reasoning.

I, in the course of my life, have gone through many things, both good and bad. Like everyone else, I have had to reinvent myself a thousand and one times and, of course, in that transition, my thoughts, my projects, were changing as the years went by. I remember so many things I longed to be... and the last thing was modeling. I had everything ready. I had studied professional modeling at a recognized academy and there were plans for me in runway modeling. I had the perfect stature and the physical conditions that were required._

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To make a long story short, that was my dream, but a skull fracture at the age of 21 took me off that path. I was hospitalized for two weeks. I had missed a very important casting. In addition, I had started my college internship at P&G, in the international purchasing department. I had to say goodbye to all that, because when I was discharged from the clinic, the neurosurgeon ordered me to rest absolutely for a month.

And so on, a series of events have forced me to give up some project or dream.

What has marked me the most was when my father got sick and my mother and I lived with him. So it was up to us to take over. I had a wonderful job and was about to be promoted to sales manager. But I couldn't keep up, because my dad would pass out in the early mornings and it took us a long time to try to get him off the floor. Then I was having trouble sleeping and wasn't measuring up. I had to quit so I could take the reins with Dad. The same thing happened with mom after he passed away.

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Another aspect of my life has been my decision not to marry a wonderful man. Only because I had to leave my country.

The truth of all this is that what I have lacked to achieve my goals is courage. I have been a coward. With mom and dad, I could have paid for a nurse to take care of them. But I decided to do it myself. I don't know, I guess I thought I would never grow old and that the same opportunities I had as a young girl, I would have now as an adult and now I know that's not the story.

But from all this, I just want to go back to mom's words: “When it's your turn, don't even take it off and when it's not your turn, don't even put it on”.

By this I mean, that everything that happened, was what it was meant to be. No more and no less. It has been a great learning experience because I am instilling in my son, courage, self-confidence and not to be sentimental when making decisions. Everything I was not.

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2️⃣ We always hear the classic "it is for your own good," but only you know what is "good" for you, because it is your life, it is your experience, it is that you become the leader of your life — what dreams do you have now, do you like what you have?

Well, yes, there have been countless times that I have heard this and it has always seemed to me a very subtle way of manipulation. Because by making these kinds of sentences, they are planting a little doubt in our mind.

I used to pay a lot of attention to this kind of comments and I would make a mess of myself, trying to decide, but above all, to please and to make whoever was giving me “those advices”, feel proud of me, while I felt frustrated. Kind of silly, right?

That's in the past now. I had a hard time learning to make my own decisions, regardless of what people thought of me. That's everyone's problem. I don't care anymore. I'm not hurting anyone with my decisions. And if I am more honest, I can say that I know I have earned the respect of those people, because I am not influenced by anyone.

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What dreams do I have now?

To live in good health, to continue being for and with my son. To be able to work from home, to continue supporting him in his school activities, in his sports and in his dreams.
I also want to meet someone fun, mature, honest, hardworking, neat, who loves my son and of course, me too.

Do I like what I have?

I definitely do. I love my life. I thank the Universe and God, to have a roof over my head, food in our fridge, all utilities covered, to be able to enjoy a good movie, a good book, to be able to hug my son, to see him laugh and grow up healthy and to sleep...

How great it has been to participate in this new initiative of the week. It is always rewarding to analyze our life, our thoughts. It allows us to evolve, to recognize our faults and work on them to improve. Thank you @cautiva-30 for this beautiful initiative.

From my heart to yours, thank you for reading me.


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Me sentí profundamente identificada con los dos tópicos que se abordaron esta semana, pues resuenan con una verdad innegable sobre el propósito y el destino personal.

1️⃣ Viniste a este mundo con una misión que solo te pertenece y tú la elegiste, así que te invito a preguntarte qué te faltó para lograr esas metas, ¿cuántas excusas pusiste?

La idea de que vinimos a este mundo con una misión única y autoelegida es muy fuerte y verdadera. Nos invita a una reflexión profunda: ¿Qué nos ha faltado para cumplir con esas metas que alguna vez nos propusimos? En mi caso, ¿Cuántas veces me he escudado detrás de un "no puedo" o "no es el momento"? Incontables veces. Estas excusas me alejaban del propósito de mi vida.

Mi mamá solía decir: "Cuando te toca, ni que te quites, y cuando no te toca, ni que te pongas". Con este pensamiento, quiero iniciar mi línea de razonamiento.

Yo, en el transcurso de mi vida, he pasado por muchas cosas, tanto buenas, como malas. Como todo el mundo, he tenido que reinventarme mil y una veces y por supuesto, en ese transitar, mis pensamientos, mis proyectos, iban cambiando a medida que iban pasando los años. Recuerdo tantas cosas que anhelaba ser... y lo último fue el modelaje. Ya tenía todo listo. Había estudiado modelaje profesional en una academia reconocida y había planes para mí, en el modelaje de pasarela. Tenía la estatura perfecta y las condiciones físicas que se requerían.

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Para hacer el cuento corto, ese era mi sueño, pero una fractura de cráneo, a los 21 años, me apartó de ese camino. Estuve dos semanas hospitalizada. Había perdido un casting muy importante. Además, había comenzado a hacer mis pasantías universitarias en P&G, en el departamento de compras internacionales. Tuve que decir adiós a todo eso, pues al ser dada de alta en la clínica, el neurocirujano me mandó reposo absoluto durante un mes.

Y así sucesivamente, una serie de eventos me han obligado a renunciar a algún proyecto o sueño.

Lo que más me ha marcado, fue cuando papá enfermó y con él vivíamos mi mamá y yo. Así que nos correspondía hacernos cargo. Yo tenía un empleo maravilloso y estaba por ser ascendida a gerente de ventas. Pero no pude estar a la altura, porque mi padre se desmayaba en las madrugadas y nos tomaba mucho tiempo tratar de levantarlo del piso. Luego me costaba conciliar el sueño y no estaba dando la talla. Tuve que renunciar para poder tomar las riendas con papá. Igual sucedió con mamá después de que él falleció.

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Otro aspecto de mi vida, ha sido el haber tomado la decisión de no casarme con un hombre maravilloso. Solo porque tenía que irme de mi país.

Lo cierto de todo esto, es que lo que me ha faltado para lograr mis metas es valentía. He sido una cobarde. Con papá y mamá, yo podía pagar una enfermera que los cuidase. Pero decidí hacerlo yo misma. No sé, supongo que pensaba que jamás envejecería y que las mismas oportunidades que tenía de jovencita, las tendría ahora de mayor y ahora sé que la historia no es esa.

Pero de todo esto, solo quiero volver a las palabras de mamá: "Cuando te toca, ni que te quites y cuando no te toca, ni que te pongas".

Con esto quiero decir, que todo lo que pasó, era lo que estaba destinado a ser. Ni más ni menos. Ha sido un gran aprendizaje porque le estoy inculcando a mi hijo, valentía, seguridad en sí mismo y que no sea sentimental a la hora de tomar decisiones. Todo lo que yo no fui.

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2️⃣ Siempre escuchamos el clásico "es por tu bien", pero solo tú sabes qué es "bueno" para ti, porque es tu vida, es tu experiencia, es que te conviertas en el líder de tu vida. ¿Qué sueños tienes ahora? ¿Te gusta lo que tienes?

Pues sí, han sido innumerables las veces que lo he escuchado y siempre me ha parecido una manera muy sutil de manipulación. Porque al hacer este tipo de sentencias, están sembrando una pequeña duda en nuestra mente.

Yo antes le prestaba mucha atención a este tipo de comentarios y me hacía un enredo, tratando de decidir, pero sobre todo, de complacer y de que quien me daba "esos consejos", se sintiera orgulloso de mí, mientras yo me sentía frustrada. Algo tonto, ¿verdad?

Ya eso pertenece al pasado. Me costó mucho aprender a tomar mis decisiones, sin importarme lo que pensaran de mí. Eso es problema de cada quien. Ya no me preocupa. No le estoy haciendo daño a nadie con mis decisiones. Y si soy más honesta, puedo decir que sé que me he ganado el respeto de esas personas, porque no me dejo influenciar por nadie.

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¿Qué sueños tengo ahora?

Vivir con mucha salud, seguir estando para y por mi hijo. Poder trabajar desde casa, para seguirlo apoyando en sus actividades del colegio, en su deporte y en sus sueños.
También quiero conocer a alguien divertido, maduro, honesto, trabajador, pulcro, que adore a mi hijo y por supuesto, a mí también.

¿Me gusta lo que tengo?

Definitivamente, sí. Amo mi vida. Agradezco al Universo y a Dios, tener un techo propio, comida en nuestra nevera, todos los servicios cubiertos, poder disfrutar de una buena película, de un buen libro, de poder abrazar a mi hijo, verlo reír y crecer sano y de dormir...

Qué bueno ha sido participar en esta nueva iniciativa de la semana. Siempre es gratificante un análisis de nuestra vida, de nuestros pensamientos. Nos permite evolucionar, reconocer nuestras fallas y trabajar en ellas para mejorar. ¡Gracias @cautiva-30 por esta belleza de iniciativa.

De mi corazón al tuyo, gracias por leerme.


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Giving up any project or dream is difficult, as you say, the sentimental part when making decisions was very emotional in your case, and yes, as your mother said, it was what it was meant to be.
Taking it as a learning experience for your son is very valuable

You are a very brave woman because as you say, by making your own decisions you do not harm anyone, on the contrary, you no longer let yourself be manipulated and you can feel people's respect for you,
Thank you for telling us about your experiences, my friend,
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Thank you for such beautiful words, my dear friend. If I got anything from all this, it was to have the right tools to transmit strength, valor and courage to my son.

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Thank you so much for sharing! Take care and have a lovely day!🤗💜🌹 !LADY

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A simple wish yet speaks of thousands of dreams. I hope your wishes will come true soon.

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What a beautiful message, thank you so much for this. I wish the same for you :)

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