Never stop dreaming. . .

Sometimes I feel like I have become a nobody. Who am I without Gymnastics? But what I often forget is that 12 years ago, when I started gymnastics, I was a nobody then too. It took me all these years to build what I have become today. This is something most people forget or overlook. Especially when starting afresh. Everything is going to take time. But one day, before you even know it you will get there.

Who am I without gymnastics?        

I was only a little girl, who saw something ( the Delhi commonwealth games ) and was inspired to do the same. Just a small girl with big dreams of representing her country. And after 8 years of hard work I was back on the commonwealth stage, in 2018. But this time not as a spectator, rather as a competitor. I had achieved what I had set out to achieve.?

Now starting a new chapter in my life, I feel like I am lost. Like I do not fit in anywhere, or that I have lost my identity, without gymnastics. But I forgot a dream I had when I first came to London to train in 2013. I fell in love with this city. As a 14 year old I always told myself “One day I will come back here to study”. I remember telling everyone I met, “ One day I will live and study in London”.?Fast forward to now, 10 years later, I step foot in London again to fulfil that dream. I am finally here to study.

It is so easy for us to forget our dreams. Regardless of wether they are big or small, it is important to have dreams. It is only then that we keep reminding ourselves of where we want to go in life and what we want to achieve. When I first landed in London a month ago, I completely forgot what I told myself. It was not until people asked me why I chose London to attend my university, that I realised, I was living my dream. I may have forgotten it, but I believe somewhere deep down I always worked towards getting here.?

It is easy to get carried away with what everyone else out there is doing, but in the end everything depends on us. The one thing I learned from being a rhythmic gymnast is that we are our only competitor. When I was out there on the mat it was just me. I only had to be better than I did from the previous competition. And I could achieve everything that I dreamed of. So keep dreaming and do not forget those dreams until you have achieved them!?