My name is not the only statement featured on my blog. In fact, the statement “Living the Dream” is below it. There is a reason for this, even if I have not mentioned it.
Whenever someone asks my father how he is doing, he replies, “living the dream.” I have listened to this response my entire life. In a way, it is his slogan.
Notably, my dad does not create false ideas. He is not putting on a front or pretending to live a perfect life. He maintains the dream whether he is having a fantastic or terrible day. He is the most positive person I know and sees the good in each moment. He lives the dream not based on what his circumstances bring to him but on what he can bring to those circumstances.
I have always idolized my dad. It fills me with joy when people say I act like him. With that in mind, I want to be the person who lives the dream. It is not my motto just because of what it represents but because of who it reminds me of–my dad. My hero.
