For the past year or so, I have watched ShamelessMaya on YouTube, followed her journey, + watched her grow. She has inspired me to start my own SHAMELESS journey.
Now being shameless means something different to every person. To me, being shameless means being YOU 100%. It means not allowing fear to stand in the way of your dreams. It means dreaming BIG. I mean, think of some far off desire, something you care barely imagine and multiply that times 100. Now reach for that dream. Keep reaching, despite all the haters, despite all the preconceived notions, despite all the stereotypes, and despite all of your fear of failure. Reaaaaacchhhhh a little more. Now, grab it.
THAT IS SHAMELESS.
On my journey, I want to discover myself. Now I am already pretty sure of who I am, but I think it's by default. I've lived in this bubble of, this is the way the world wants you to be so this is how you are. And I've accepted it for so long. It is time for me to travel, try new foods, live in an igloo. Shoot whatever it is, it's time for me to be 100% shameless in my pursuit of myself.
I am so excited. I'm kind of bubbling right now. I, of course, want to bring you all along on my 365 day shameless journey to share and inspire you all to live for yourself in hopes that we can all #GetShameless together!
Here is a small list of some of my goals for my journey:
-GRADUATE!!
-WRITE A BOOK
-Go camping, not "glamping" but seriously camping
-Travel outside of the United States
-Compete in a poetry slam
-Join my university's Communication Honor Society
-Buy a camera + document life
-Go to a concert by myself
-Dance in the rain
-Be an extra in a movie or TV show
-Change the World!
And the list will go on and on and on...
August 5th, 2015 is the start of a journey that I pray will turn into a lifestyle. Today is monumental. 365 days from now I hope to look back on all I've learned and smile at who I've become.
LET'S GO!
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