5-23-10 "Hope is a waking dream." Aristotle

“Hope is a waking dream.” —Aristotle

What are you hopes and dreams? Are you pursuing your dreams? Or are you on the career path?

A few months ago, I thought that I had lost all hope. And my dreams were nightmares. Was I truly hopeless? It sure did feel like it. And I still have days that seem bereft of even the tiniest hint of hope. But each day is a gift that I try to open up with the joy of a child.
So where is my inner adult?? Well, let’s see, she also has hope that there is enough in her to make her dreams come true. For a little back ground, I have been laid off twice in as many years. The first lay off really rocked me to the core. I had been with that company for almost 6 years. The second time was not unexpected as I had only been there for 6 months, so last one hired…..you know how it goes. Anyway, what I used to do is very specific and there are few jobs out there for what all of my glorified certifications, say that I can do. Did I set out to do this job, some 16 years ago? Well, no, I just happened onto it. Like a leaf in the wind, I was blown into this profession. It kept me busy, challenged and financially was a God send to someone that dropped out of college.
The point is, I never saw this coming. When I entered college I wanted to be a professional photographer and a writer. Not a journalist but a writer of poetry, stories and novels. I wanted to show everyone my view of the world. This is how I see it and this is how I feel about it. I am not going to wonder the ‘what if’ I had done this back then because that is a waste of time. I am going to wonder, what if I do this now? What if I go to the edge of that cliff and just jump? Will I fly? Will I fall? You know what? I’m gonna jump. Because this is the only chance I will have to reach my dreams. Today is it. Now is it. It’s all I’ve got.
I’m headed in a direction I have never been. It’s exciting and scary and full of hope.
Oh, yeah, I need a muse….any takers??

May your week be as fruitful as I will try to make mine!

L