Fire-N-Ice

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." ... Thoreau. What does it mean to live your life as you have imagined? Do you go by what you imagined as a child or do live your life the way you have imagined but according to the rules of society? When I was 12 I planned my life out completely, and I even updated it at 17. Is my life the way I imagined? Not in the least, but does that mean I am not happy with how it is turning out, absolutely not. I believe everyone should start out following their dreams but as you grow and learn, as reality hits and you become an adult those dreams may shift some or even change completely, sometimes they are even forgotten or lost in the midst of surviving. When I planned my life, I knew nothing of God. Now I am a christian, I pray and converse with the Lord daily, I read my bible, although not as often as I should. We are told by preachers and ministers that God has a plan for our lives and that ...