As the years pass and the hairs gray, the pursuit of our dreams will either be buried beneath resignation and ill-reasoned excuses, or spark into a bright flare that stings us with urgency.  I have found only one solution that soothes the discomfort from either of those scenarios:

Working toward my dreams today.  And the next day.  And the next.  And the next.  Perhaps I’ll never get to that illusory land filled with luxury and decadence, but you only have to look at celebrities or trust fund babies to realize that it’s not the destination that matters, but finding peace in the chase.