Don’t kill your dreams worrying about a disaster that never comes

 


When I went to law school, I lived in constant fear that I would not make it.  Every semester of each year, I had this nagging fear that someone would determine that I didn’t deserve to be there.    It didn’t matter that I made it through my First year, my second year and even into my third year.  For whatever reason, I had made the conscious realization that I was probably going to wash out.

The problem was that I got in my own way.  I had convinced myself that you needed a certain GPA, a certain major, and a certain background.   I had convinced myself that I was lucky to get in but not that I deserved to get in to law school. 

Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed myself the entire time but I spent so much time worrying about not graduating that I never fully enjoyed myself.  When I did graduate, it was more of a shock than a relief.   I took all the tests.  Wrote all of the papers.  Completed all of the requirements.  But for whatever reason, I never let myself enjoy the reality that I was a Law Student.   

Sometimes, we tend to put barriers on our dreams by telling ourselves that we don’t deserve them or that they may not become a reality.   We self sabotage those dreams and we miss out on enjoying the experience of the moment.   Enjoy every opportunity you have.  It is yours to ENJOY!

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