Listening to some songs from a broadway show, I've come to realize that the lyrics hit home. If anybody would appreciate it, I thought I'd write the lyrics first, then explain how they relate to my life. Enjoy:

I thought home was all I'd ever want,
My attic all I'd ever need.
Nothing feels the way it was before
And I don't know how to proceed.
I only know I'm meant for something more.
I've got to know if I can be...
Astonishing.

There's a life that I am meant to lead,
A life like nothing I have known.
I can feel it,
And it's far from here.
I've got to find it on my own.

Even now I feel its heat upon my skin,
A life of passion that pulls me from within,
A life that I am making to begin.
There must be somewhere I can be...
Astonishing...
Astonishing.

I'll find my way,
I'll find it far away,
I'll find it in unexpected and unknown
I'll find my life in my own way,
Today!

Here I go,
And there's no turning back,
My great adventure has begun.
I may be small,
But I've got giant plans
To shine as greatly as the sun!

I will blaze until I find my time and place
I will be fearless,
Surrendering modesty and grace
I will not disapear without a trace
I'll shout and start a riot
Be anything but quiet
Christopher Columbus
I'll be Astonishing
Astonishing...
Astonishing...

At last.

Sometimes when you dream,
Your dream is just a guess,
Sometimes, when you work really hard
You don't know,
If you'll ever find success!

Sometimes when you dream,
Your dreams come true,
In extraordinary ways,
Suddenly a day
Can be so amazing!
And sometimes when you yearn
You burn the air!
And someone else feels the flame
You always knew was there!

I'm ready for destiny!
My tresses are curled.
I'll take what is rightly mine
With curtains unfurled.
I will not quit, I won't be forgotten!
I will shine, I'll dazzle and more...
I'm ready to take a bow,
I've taken a solemn vow,
My destiny here, and now!
I'll astonish the world!

I've been listening to these songs a lot lately, and these are lyrics from two songs. It's very much how I feel about my life, and it's very much what I'm going to be, and nobody is going to stop me from being what I want to be and doing what I want to do. I have a dream, I have goals, and if you even want to try to stop me, so help me.