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Nancy Charles Nigeria Freelancer/writer @ Bingham University
Abuja, Nigeria
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In Content Creators 3 min read
When the DREAM refuses to come easy
<p>There’s a quiet kind of pain that doesn’t always make noise, it doesn’t shout. It doesn’t announce itself. It just lingers… </p><p>Some mornings, I wake up with fire in my chest, a burning certainty that today will be different. I grab my notebook, map out plans, whisper a prayer, and promise myself that this time, I’ll stay consistent.</p><p>For a while, everything feels right. My heart races with new passion and a drive to make a positive mark. My mind sees visions so clear they almost feel real. I move with purpose, convinced that greatness is just around the corner.</p><p>But then— Life happens.</p><p>The fire flickers. Motivation drips away slowly, where is the passion? Where is the drive? Like rain trailing down a dusty window. Opportunities pass like strangers in a crowd.</p><p>And suddenly, I’m watching others— People my age, people with dreams just like mine—</p><p>Building empires, winning, shining...</p><p>And here I am… still trying. Still waiting. Still hoping…</p><p>It’s a strange kind of heartbreak. To want something so badly and feel it slipping through your fingers. To rise with passion and fall into silence.</p><p>But then… in the middle of that silence, a small voice whispers:</p><p>“This is not the end. Don’t stop now.”</p><p>It’s faint, but persistent.</p><p>The kind of voice that shows up when the world turns away.</p><p>And I listen. Because that voice… is my dream.</p><p>My dream doesn’t scream; it calls.</p><p>It reminds me why I started. It breathes life back into my tired bones.</p><p>And in that moment, I realize—</p><p>Dreaming is beautiful. Passion is powerful.</p><p>But neither will build the future I see in my head.</p><p>But what will?</p><p>The quiet work.</p><p>The late nights when no one’s watching.</p><p>Discipline when motivation fades.</p><p>The tiny steps that don’t look like progress… until they do.</p><p><br/></p><p>This journey is messy. Unpredictable. Sometimes lonely.</p><p>But every time I fall, I rise again — not because it’s easy, but because giving up would hurt more than failing.</p><p>So I keep going, pushing.</p><p>Believing that one day, these scattered efforts will gather like pieces of a puzzle, and the picture I’ve been dreaming of will finally make sense.</p><p>Until then… I’ll build.</p><p>I’ll grow.</p><p>I’ll turn my dream into a plan, and my plan into reality.</p><p>Because one day, my story will no longer begin with “I hope” </p><p>It will begin with “I did.”</p><p><br/></p><p>This is my journey, not perfect, not glamorous, but real. And if you’re on this road too, keep going. </p><p>One day, our efforts will speak louder than our doubts.</p>
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When the DREAM refuses to come easy
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