What is my ‘Personal Legend?’

A few months ago, I finished reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Among all the books I have read, I have to say this was one of those books that actually hit home. And it had me thinking, what is my Personal Legend? What is my heart’s desire? What do I really want to achieve in my life?

As much as I love computers and how it manages to spark my curiosity, I must admit that after two years and 6 major subjects in I.T., my passion is not for programming. Perhaps, it’s in another aspect of I.T. I still have not touched or whatever, but what I’m learning was not what I was looking for.

But what I really want to do is to learn foreign languages and travel. I want to study Japanese, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean, and even Latin.

I want to write about my travels. I want to write poetry, short stories… just write.

I want to do music. I want to REALLY learn the ukulele and the drums. I want to get voice lessons.

I want to experience being a seiyuu.

I want to be a game tester. I want to have the patience and creativity to design web pages. I want to study in Japan and learn about technology there.

I want to learn how to bake other pastries and my own personal touch to them.

I want to find it in myself to stop seeing these things as merely “dreams.” I want them to be goals. I want to achieve them. I don’t want to be that old woman who’s going to look back on her life and say, “I wish I have done that.” I want to realize that it’s never too late. I can do this. I can find ways if I really want to. I want to stop making excuses to myself. The worst form of lying is denying yourself of the truth. When I’m on my deathbed, I want to be that person who’s smiling and saying that she accepts death, heck, even welcomes death with open arms, because I did what I wanted to do. I lived my dreams. I found my Personal Legend. I’m happy.

I want to change my perspective in life. I want to stop thinking that cons outweigh the pros. I want to change my mind-set.

I want. I can. I should. I will.

xox,
Gayle