Maybe I could do it.
Maybe I could try.
Maybe I could stop saying maybe.
Maybe I could do that.
Creation begins with the simplest of steps. A creative thought becomes a creative idea, and a creative idea becomes a creative plan. It is the transition from that last stage to the application of action that fear resides. Fear of failure, fear of looking the fool, and fear of being stranded on a wayward limb of a random branch on the tree of life. Maybe I can try and see what happens, maybe I can take a chance, and maybe I can do it.
If you take away all those may be's you will find that you are left with I can try and see what happens, I can take a chance, and I can do it.
It is as simple as that.
You see, it was only years ago that I saw a future looming in the distance, and that it was actually more tangible than I thought. From a single thought came an attainable goal, and from a single idea came a plan to make my passion a reality. A book. I could do that. Here you go, and may you enjoy.
Life. It surrounds us in our waking days and in it influences us in our sleeping hours. What we do with this life is entirely up to us and us only. If you want to see the world, then take that thought and make it a goal to live for. If you want to be a teacher, then take that idea and study, study, and study some more until you are the one writing the study manuals. If you want to be a snowboard bum, then act on that desire, and become the best snowboard bum known to man or woman.
Ambition. Restraints are unnecessary in striving to touch your dreams. Barriers are easily removed and reconstructed until they are sturdy walls of confidence and strength. It is the will to live that drives us but it is the will to become something great that need urge you on. Do what you want with life, but in the end, it is doing what you will with it that makes it glorious. No longer shall you sit by as the river of opportunity rushes by and leaves you sitting by the fall line pondering if you should or should not.
You will never know the temperature of the water unless you stick your toe in.
Create. I read, write, and edit, read, write, and edit, and then read, write, and edit some more. Time builds up and time disappears, but still I sit and read, write, and edit some more. We all have a job to do, but if you love what you do then it is not considered work. For me personally, it is what I have always done, and what I will always do. To create, to express, and to one day leave a legacy for those brave enough to follow. For the ones who paved the way and for the ones who will prepare the groundwork. If creativity is the key then just show me the lock.
Plan. Even though I am the writer of my own script, it is still exciting to see what will happen. It is an anticipation of an event I knew would one day arrive. It looms in the distance, lingers around the edges of reality, waiting; just waiting. Can you feel the excitement in the air? Can you taste the success of following a dream and then one day seeing it is now real? This is life, my friends, this is why it is special.
Adversity. There is no need to watch life pass by while you are standing in the pouring rain waiting for a bus that will never come. There is no time like the present to relinquish the past, and there is no need to fear the unknown. It is in our acceptance of courage that we face our demons and see they are merely apparitions. It is in our ability to continue moving forward that we see the light of day and forget we were ever terrified of the dark.
Progress. Go on, do it, I triple-dog-double-dare-you. Be a shining star for others to hang the moon upon. Be an inspiration for your own life. Yes, I know, we must learn to crawl before we walk, but who is to say we cannot run as soon as our feet touch the ground. One step forward is one step closer to home. Forward progression is the only link to survival. Be the reason for survival; be the reason for progression.
Think. Think big. Think bigger. Think it is possible. And then one day, that thought becomes an idea, that idea becomes a plan, and that plan becomes a call to action. Listen to the words of logical advice, heed the wisdom of personal stories, and understand we all have everything needed to succeed. Know that it is in you. Know that it waits for you. But do it now while you still have the time. Do it now while you still breathe. Recognize the fear, profess the courage, and walk to where your steps fall. One foot in front of the other. Until we meet again, my friends, until we meet again.
"And did you lose yourself somewhere out there? Did you get to be a star? Don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are?" - Goo Goo Dolls in our hands, my friends, it is
Maybe I could try.
Maybe I could stop saying maybe.
Maybe I could do that.
Creation begins with the simplest of steps. A creative thought becomes a creative idea, and a creative idea becomes a creative plan. It is the transition from that last stage to the application of action that fear resides. Fear of failure, fear of looking the fool, and fear of being stranded on a wayward limb of a random branch on the tree of life. Maybe I can try and see what happens, maybe I can take a chance, and maybe I can do it.
If you take away all those may be's you will find that you are left with I can try and see what happens, I can take a chance, and I can do it.
It is as simple as that.
You see, it was only years ago that I saw a future looming in the distance, and that it was actually more tangible than I thought. From a single thought came an attainable goal, and from a single idea came a plan to make my passion a reality. A book. I could do that. Here you go, and may you enjoy.
Life. It surrounds us in our waking days and in it influences us in our sleeping hours. What we do with this life is entirely up to us and us only. If you want to see the world, then take that thought and make it a goal to live for. If you want to be a teacher, then take that idea and study, study, and study some more until you are the one writing the study manuals. If you want to be a snowboard bum, then act on that desire, and become the best snowboard bum known to man or woman.
Ambition. Restraints are unnecessary in striving to touch your dreams. Barriers are easily removed and reconstructed until they are sturdy walls of confidence and strength. It is the will to live that drives us but it is the will to become something great that need urge you on. Do what you want with life, but in the end, it is doing what you will with it that makes it glorious. No longer shall you sit by as the river of opportunity rushes by and leaves you sitting by the fall line pondering if you should or should not.
You will never know the temperature of the water unless you stick your toe in.
Create. I read, write, and edit, read, write, and edit, and then read, write, and edit some more. Time builds up and time disappears, but still I sit and read, write, and edit some more. We all have a job to do, but if you love what you do then it is not considered work. For me personally, it is what I have always done, and what I will always do. To create, to express, and to one day leave a legacy for those brave enough to follow. For the ones who paved the way and for the ones who will prepare the groundwork. If creativity is the key then just show me the lock.
Plan. Even though I am the writer of my own script, it is still exciting to see what will happen. It is an anticipation of an event I knew would one day arrive. It looms in the distance, lingers around the edges of reality, waiting; just waiting. Can you feel the excitement in the air? Can you taste the success of following a dream and then one day seeing it is now real? This is life, my friends, this is why it is special.
Adversity. There is no need to watch life pass by while you are standing in the pouring rain waiting for a bus that will never come. There is no time like the present to relinquish the past, and there is no need to fear the unknown. It is in our acceptance of courage that we face our demons and see they are merely apparitions. It is in our ability to continue moving forward that we see the light of day and forget we were ever terrified of the dark.
Progress. Go on, do it, I triple-dog-double-dare-you. Be a shining star for others to hang the moon upon. Be an inspiration for your own life. Yes, I know, we must learn to crawl before we walk, but who is to say we cannot run as soon as our feet touch the ground. One step forward is one step closer to home. Forward progression is the only link to survival. Be the reason for survival; be the reason for progression.
Think. Think big. Think bigger. Think it is possible. And then one day, that thought becomes an idea, that idea becomes a plan, and that plan becomes a call to action. Listen to the words of logical advice, heed the wisdom of personal stories, and understand we all have everything needed to succeed. Know that it is in you. Know that it waits for you. But do it now while you still have the time. Do it now while you still breathe. Recognize the fear, profess the courage, and walk to where your steps fall. One foot in front of the other. Until we meet again, my friends, until we meet again.
"And did you lose yourself somewhere out there? Did you get to be a star? Don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are?" - Goo Goo Dolls in our hands, my friends, it is
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Jenn, as always, I appreciate all who read my writings. I especially enjoy when the same readers supply information and creative avenues for thought. It is people like us that make our future so much more promising for the upcoming decade.
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