Is Randy Pausch for real?

Is a Randy Pausch for real?

 An amazing professor that offered his "secret sauce" that did not seem so secret. Living a life that was at times messy and embracing it. His parents instilled in him at a young age that his creativity was worth more than clean white walls, and as he aged, he taught his daughters children that making a mess in the back seat of his new car was acceptable and unimportant! Randy was taught to dream and not be held back by the insignificant and mundane things that often fill our lives. When Randy visited Disneyland as a young man, he noticed more than cartoon characters, he noticed that imagination was valued. His dream of becoming a Disney Imagineer was larger than life, and after a few hiccups, and detours he saw his dream become a reality. Randy was an average guy, living life with work ethic and a dream. 

Dreaming is the "secret sauce." Randy did not live and extravagant life, he was not famous, and he died of cancer at young age. However, Randy was happy. He was happy living his life as he had dreamed it would be. He took the time to think and ponder on what he wanted in life, found a dream, and worked for it. School is not easy, even for the smart kids, being turned down by Disney hurt his pride a bit, but he continued to follow through with the tasks necessary to see his dreams become a reality. Dreaming is important and gives us the drive to complete the day-to-day ordinary tasks that make up the extraordinary dreams of tomorrow.

I don't think there is a person on earth that does not have a dream. Some may seem simple, some might be small, some are larger than this life, but they are dreams and they create something to work and live for. As a child I dreamed of becoming a dancer. I wanted to be like the ballerinas on stage, and the entertainment dancers at half time during the basketball games. I took dance classes and worked on my craft, but my self-doubt grew as I got older and noticed that I was not built the same as all the girls on the dance team. I did not feel that I had the right training to be a professional dancer. I grew up, had a family, and continued to dance on my own in my home. I found a Jazzercise studio that focus on dance fitness and joined as a student. I was approached by an instructor that noticed my love for dance movement, and she pushed me to reach for my dream! I worked on training for months, learned the ins and outs of teaching and became a Jazzercise instructor! A paid professional dance fitness instructor. My dream became a reality. This experience taught me to never give up on your dreams and look for ways to make them a reality!

 

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