Dear future self,
It’s gonna be okay! When I first started at India Today, I had one clear goal, a dream I am/was holding on to. Four years later, I’ve moved far beyond what was expected of me. Was it always fair? No. It rarely is. But I got to try, to experiment, to shed old skin and step into something new, again and again. I’ve lost things along the way, more than I expected. But I always knew I was playing the long game, the bigger picture, the one thing I want to achieve.
This year, I feel closer to that dream than ever before. Yet somehow, it still feels just out of reach. There have been more moments of being tested than rewarded, more moments of doubt than certainty. Times when I felt inadequate, when I questioned myself more than I believed in myself. And yet, I found my way through— through difficulty, through scepticism, because I wasn’t and I am not ready to give up on the dream that kept me afloat.
Because a certain cat lover, from the biggest band on the planet, BTS once said, “The future’s gonna be okay.” Because they reminded me that it’s okay to dream—and also okay to not be burdened by it. That love begins with self-love. That even from afar, someone can have your back. That it’s okay to look back sometimes, just to see how far you’ve come. That life can be unfair, but still—life is fun, living is better. (
@rkive @agustd @jin @uarmyhope @thv @mnijungkook @j.m )
Someday (soon enough) I hope I can tell them how much they’ve changed me. How they helped a girl who wanted to give up at every turn believe she could keep going. Keep Swimming. I’ve always the one who paddles, gasps, holds on to anything just to stay afloat. Because giving up was never really an option, was it?
“Keep swimming” isn’t just a phrase or a song for me. It became the only way I could build a career, a life, a sense of independence and freedom.
As BTS said, “why run away when you can run in?”
Proud of you, B!
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