Do I Have The Right To Dream?

By Heena Shah on January 8, 2022

All about goals…

For me as a woman goals have varied meaning in my life. Goals as a daughter, as a wife, as a mother – all are completely different from one another. And while I go about meticulously planning and achieving these goals there is no scope or space left to accomplish mine as an individual. Goals that are set keeping myself in mind are left far behind, and before I realize how far, it’s too late. Makes me wonder, “Do I have a right to dream?”

Too late because I was busy living for others, fulfilling their goals, being an integral part of their path to success. In turn, celebrate their success as my own. All this while it was all about them – parents, husband, children. Invariably losing sight of what I wanted from life, what were my dreams and aspirations. My dreams were buried deep under the umpteen duties and responsibilities life handed me.

The goals were always about how parents wanted me to study well and pursue a certain field. After marriage, it was all about how to live a happily married life and supporting the husband in his various pursuits. Once a mother, the entire attention shifted to bringing up a perfect child. In all of the above situations it was never about what I wanted, what my goals were, it was always about someone I loved and I happily obliged considering it as my duty.

I guess we as women may aspire and dream, but it takes a lot of effort to realise these dreams. We need to live dual lives, one where we fulfill family’s needs and the other where we can fulfill ours.

Clear and SMART (S- Specific, M- Measurable, A- Achievable, R- Realistic, T- Time-bound) goals need to be set, be it professional or personal. Efficient time management needs to be done, lots of compromises and sacrifices need to be made on the way to attain these goals. When we reap the benefits of all the hard work, it would be so worth the efforts put in. The contentment and satisfaction, the taste of success of doing something for the self would be the sweetest ever.

Dear woman, dream on, dream big, make sure you’re on the right path, enjoy the journey and bask in the glory of your success. Yes, you do have the right to dream!

Dear readers,
Let’s not get overwhelmed with the duties and responsibilities we have to face in our everyday life. Let’s set a goal to do something for ourselves. This goal will give meaning to our lives and make it worth living.

If you resonate with my thoughts do hit the ❤️ sign and leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Thank you readers 🤗

Disclaimer: Any opinion expressed in this post are the personal views of the author. They do not reflect the views of WriteFluence.in. Any omissions or errors are the author’s and WriteFluence does not assume any liability or responsibility for them.