There’s no denying it’s always been a dream of yours, since you sat near the fire in your grandfather’s living room, spinning the globe in your tiny fingers, as he told stories of the ancients: of war, of peace, of colonization, of culture. Wide-eyed and curious, you began to yearn to venture past the places you’d been raised.
Tag: dreams
“Just Keep Swimming”
Most days in this first semester of grad school, I have felt like a “rookie”, coming to straight out of undergrad. Every day, I have been incredibly inspired by the stories and amazing work of the other individuals in my program.
Today, I remember why I write. Today, I recognize how much progress I have made so far this semester, with immense gratitude for the environment/community that I am now a part of.
Today, I am remembering exactly how I arrived not only here, but all places in my life, physically, mentally, emotionally: through continuous, positive effort, through refusing to let any little fear or doubt shake me.
Today, I am remembering I am exactly where I need to and want to be.
Today is for realizing just how perfect everything really is, and will continue to be, so long as I remember what is most essential: to simply continue.
You will come to the places you have always dreamed of finding yourself.
In other words, ‘Just keep swimming’ y’all.
-A.K.
ENDLYSS ADVENTURE 