Found my teenage dream board in the attic, and it got me thinking

I was cleaning out the attic last weekend and found a poster board from when I was sixteen. It had pictures cut from magazines, things like traveling to Japan and learning to play guitar. Back then, making that board felt like a real plan for my future. Now, I'm in my thirties, and I've done some of those things, but others fell by the wayside. I'm curious about how we decide what dreams to chase and which to let go. Is it just about growing up, or did I not plan my life well enough? It makes me wonder if those old methods of dreaming big still work today. Maybe we need simpler ways to keep our goals in sight without getting overwhelmed.

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skyler_jenkins4d ago

Wow, that's so real. Which of the things that fell by the wayside still gets to you the most?

samschmidt4d ago

Watched my buddy give up his photography dream to support his family. He still gets quiet every time he sees a really good sunset shot online. Says it feels like a ghost limb, something that should be there but isn't.

thea5154d ago

My own dream board had "learn fluent Spanish" in big letters. I took classes for a year, but life got busy and I never got past basics. It stings a little when I hear someone speak it smoothly.