Humans of GLISS Blog

Raymond reflects on his former life as being a bit of a roller coaster, “sometimes good, sometimes bad” but never very consistent. 

That up-and-down cycle is one that many of us can relate to. The moments of joy bring comfort and give light to life but sometimes the scale feels unbalanced, and the challenging times overshadow all else.  

Raymond felt his happiness was fleeting. He spent a lot of time reminiscing on time spent with his family whom he had moved away from in pursuit of his dreams and more opportunities for success. He felt alone in the world and began questioning his decisions. He worried if he had made the right choices and wondered if he had made too many mistakes along the way.

Raymond is sharing his story with us in hopes that it helps someone else in a similar situation feel hope to carry on. He wants everyone reading this to know that those are just thoughts and not facts. If you are committed to pursuing your dreams, achieving goals, and improving yourself and your circumstances – you have NOT made the “wrong decision” or made “too many mistakes”, you are on the right path. 

He says, “don’t allow anxiety and doubt to steal joy from your life, you aren’t alone.” When Raymond realized this for himself, he decided to reframe his goals and get more serious than ever before. He found new motivation through these feelings and even decided to add physical activities into his life to help curb his internal doubts. 

Raymond left us with this message of HOPE: “I want to let everyone know that EVERYTHING is possible if you set your mind to it and focus. You must establish your dreams and follow through with making the right life choices to complete them. If all else fails, go with what your heart desires.”