The Chase Begins

When I first wrote about moving to New York, I was so anxious, in that moment, to get there and make things happen for myself. It wasn’t my time yet. I learned I had more maturing and growing to do. God made it clear it wasn’t time, and I accepted it. Positively, this setback gave me extra months to enjoy my family, friends, and the girl I so passionately love. I believe I have made the most of this time.

 I’ll be the first out of three siblings to venture off far away, and this journey is going to be for my family. Though I’ll be miles and miles away from my loved ones and home, that is the same motivating factor in my life right now. There’s more to life, and I feel like it’s my duty to expose and introduce all of them to other parts of the world. We all have a burning desire to go out and make our families proud. It’s the same with me. I’m big on living life well, and working hard to make sure this happens can only make me feel safe that one day, everything I ever wanted out of life, will be mine.

“Do you know what it means to chase your dreams?” That is a question I’ll be able to answer very soon. All last week, I mediated and prayed like never before. Doing this further humbled me and it calmed me down. It cleared my mind and allowed me to map out how I’d like to approach my upcoming tasks in New York. Oftentimes, last week, I wondered if this was really happening. Tomorrow, I’m moving to a place I’ve never been to in my life. It’s a risk I’m willing to take to make my dreams come true.

Being from the south, you hear a lot of opinions on New York. Every time I told someone I was headed to The Big Apple for college, they usually gave me the same response: “It’s too fast-paced.” Their thoughts never bothered me. Maybe it will be too fast-paced at first, but isn’t that what some parts of life are all about…adjusting? While adjusting in the beginning will be slightly challenging, as I adjust, I’ll be in the midst of it all, becoming accustomed to the pace of such a gigantic city. I’ll be taking a leap of faith.

God has blessed me and allowed me to meet individuals who live in New York through social networking. I’ve done my job by building meaningful and organic relationships with those individuals and it is now time to get from behind my laptop and connect with all of them face-to-face—the best way. I look forward to these future experiences and being able to enjoy what I know will be grand times.

With God by my side and a supporting family, I feel like anything is possible—all I have to do is go and make things happen…focus and never fold. I remember clearly: In the tenth grade, I made it up in my mind that moving away to begin the chase is what I wanted. Now, it’s time.

Tomorrow, the chase begins.