> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://dd.malinoix.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Pursue A Dream - URL: https://dd.malinoix.com/pursue-a-dream/ - Published: 2013-04-08T06:00:35.000Z - Updated: 2013-04-08T06:00:35.000Z - Author: Maggie Winterton - Tags: Devotionals, Anxiety/Depression, Dreams, Faith, Guest Blogger, Hope, Money, Story, Women's Issues, Work, young adults, #wordpress, #Import 2026-10-12 13:59 ![pursue a dream](https://dd.malinoix.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/04/pursue-a-dream-545x363.jpg) \[Guest Post by [Alexandrea J. Wilson](www.TMECenter.org). When I met Alexandrea through social media I wasn’t expecting to find such a warm-hearted person. She seriously exudes (is that a word?) self-confidence and passion (my kind of girl). I hope you’ll welcome her once again as she shares about which dream to pursue.\] ### I have a confession. Sometimes I can feel really lost. I mean totally and *completely* lost. Not the lost where you need to turn on the GPS to find out how to get where you’re going. I mean the lost where I have so many passions, so many ideas, so many questions, so many desires that I don’t know where to go. I’m currently in my final year of graduate school-not exactly on the schedule I originally planned but on the schedule I planned after plan A, B, C, and D fell apart. ### As my years of being a student are coming to an end, I found myself doubting every choice to get me to this point. *I didn’t expect to feel like I made a mistake with my degree.* I didn’t expect to start to truly wonder, “do I *really* want to be a counselor for the rest of my life? Or even for the next few years-and that’s it?” ### I started to panic because those were questions I was really not prepared to ask myself and was very afraid to answer. I mean, I’m in my final year of GRAD school–you don’t exactly *quit* what you thought you loved to pursue something else. So I continued my course work like normal and figured the thoughts would go away, but they didn’t. *Things actually got worse.* So I prayed. I prayed for God to show me what my passions were, help me choose a path, give me comfort and peace as to what I should be doing. To help me identify my dreams because–to be honest–I wasn’t even sure I knew what they were. ### I wasn’t sure which dreams I was inheriting from others and which dreams were my own. *So I reached out to people for encouragement.* *I cried (a lot).* *I totally ate a lot of chocolate (it’s my coping mechanism).* *I wrote.* *I prayed, and then I cried some more.* ### How can I pursue a dream when I don’t even know WHICH dream to pursue? And then finally in a conversation with some very wise and strong women, I learned something: Pursue them *all*. Experience is our greatest teacher and it is only when I begin to experiment with my dreams will I know which dreams to pursue. *Volunteer.* *Take classes in certain topics.* *Talk to people who are in the same career path.* *Get out there and look at all the options.* *It’s okay.* ### We all have various passions, and it’s okay to have them. Cultivate all of your desires. If you’re a stay at home mom who is in love with homemaking and your family but you also love to write and want to see if you can do that professionally–take a writing class, start a blog! Do it! If you’re a nursing home administrator who also loves theater–take an acting class or try out for the community theater. ### Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box, and do *not* be afraid to pursue the things that interest you. *Even if no one understands your interests.* *Even if you feel it in your gut.* It takes courage to pursue your passions. To believe in your inner voice and trust in God’s ability to provide the wisdom and strength to listen to Him, *and* do what He asks. Trust Him. He will surely give you all the tools you need to be able to find how He wants to use you. ### May you find peace and happiness you pursue a dream. > *![](https://dd.malinoix.com/content/images/wordpress/2012/12/alexandreawilson-150x150.jpg "alexandreawilson")* > > *Alexandrea J. Wilson is the Director of The Mt. Ephraim Center, an online Christian ministry that focuses on helping people create the family and life they love.* > > *Her passions include encouraging others and constantly talking with God about the future He has planned for her! You can find her blog at [www.TMECenter.org](http://www.tmecenter.org/?ref=dd.malinoix.com), her facebook page at [www.facebook.com/TMECenter](http://www.facebook.com/TMECenter) and chat with her on Twitter at [twitter.com/ajwilson412](http://twitter.com/ajwilson412?ref=dd.malinoix.com)* \[Picture: [nicole.pierece.photography](http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicopierce/?ref=dd.malinoix.com), Creative Commons\]