I couldn’t sleep at night as usual, not because I was excited but because I do have a slight problem falling asleep at night. I like to think I live on a different timezone (Tahiti maybe). When morning finally came, I felt extremely sleepy . The thought of my soft feathered bed gently caressed my mind and indeed I was tempted to heed its call but for the twinge of guilt that I would have ended up sleeping through the day.
I downed a cup of coffee and decided to lounge when the”forces behind all things impromptu” at work decided to send me an article to revise. (Really?? work on my birthday?? I turned that paper in two weeks early for good reason)
I took care of that then remembered the numerous house chores I had been asked earlier to do. I worked on those fervently as well, turning down the cursory attempt of my uncle to take me out. Again, very unlike me , but then, what was the need.As I busied my self around the house, unwelcome thoughts began to fill my head. You’re getting older, life is short, in a year and half you’d have your degree, you need to work at it now if you are going to be wealthy, you have to be independent, plan your life, start now to pursue your dream,s its getting late, in about five years you’re gonna be married, you’re gonna start having kids, you’d soon be a grandma, your parents would soon leave you, every one is gonna get old and die someday.  It was 4pm already and I had already wound up with a terrible headache. I resorted to taking a bath and going to bed; what a birthday!Overtime, I’ve had no choice but to ponder on the truth behind those thoughts. I really am getting older and if I really want to be all I want to be I have to start working now.  I’m usually the person who has all these big dreams. True, I never stopped dreaming, but I did stop prioritizing the importance of working towards them. Since being a child, I’ve had so many unfinished projects: unfinished books, unfinished plays, unfinished scripts, unfinished films but it really seems like there isn’t anytime for unfinished anymore. It feels like time is literally choking me and the only way I can breathe is to go ahead and get things done.”Every day you have two choices, continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and pursue them”. I choose the latter. #Dreamchaser sounds entirely cliche but i’ll say it anyway #Dream chaser. Here’s to new ages and new beginnings.