When Do You Give Up on a Dream?

If you've skimmed my blog or held a conversation with me you probably know that one of my dreams is to become Mrs. International.

This dream got rooted in my mind when I saw Joanne Beauvias-Brown on the cover of Pageantry Magazine. I was thrilled to see a Mrs. titleholder on a magazine cover because it was typically reserved for Miss winners. I immediately turned to the feature story about the Mrs. International Pageant system and was amazed at what I read. Next, I contacted the national office and inquired about the DC (where I was living) state pageant. I was given the number of Sherry Benson the Maryland director. Sherry and I spoke with our conversation ending with a scheduled meeting to discuss the pageant. Unfortunately I was unable to meet with Sherry in person. It was years before I got in contact with her again. Earlier, this year I finally had the opportunity to compete for the Mrs. Maryland title. I enjoyed every moment of the experience and could not have asked for a better pageant. The title of Mrs. Maryland International 2009 eluded me because there were better prepared women ready to represent our great state at nationals and the judges recognized this. My dream of becoming Mrs. International did not die however...it is still here waiting to be realized.

Today, while blog searching I ran across a blog entitled Doreen's "Get Radical" Blog. One of the
journal entries discussed deciding when to give up on a dream? The author shared the story of a recording artist that faced many obstacles to get her music recorded and played to a mainstream audience. While in pursuit of her dream she never gave up and recently had a CD release party at the 9:30 club in Washington, DC. Yes, she ACHIEVED her goal.

Why am I sharing this on my blog you ask? To show that with hard work and persistence we can achieve all of our dreams. I don't know when I will become Mrs. International but realistically I have 28 more years to do it :)