Dreams

I've always had vivid dreams. Since an early age I've had the ability to redream the same dream until it ended the way I wanted. No, I don't recall all my dreams, especially all the details, but some get seared into my mind. This process has been a big aide in developing my stories.

When I told my family and friends about my dreams, they encouraged me to write a book about them. Sometimes I would write a few chapters, and then get distracted by everyday duties. Always planning to get back to it someday.

But with time stretched between husband, three children, ailng family members, job, community, church and endless children activities, there wasn't much time or energy leftover at the end of the day. In between what free time I had, I squeezed in accounting classes. Not a small feat considering how much homework is required for those classes. At the time with us operating our own business, an accounting degree seemed more important than my passion for writing.

But as I stated before, my concept of writing was devoting hours to it at a time. To be honest, that is still the way I prefer to write, but life is still hectic. So I devote at least a few hours a day to writing, and it's surprising how much you can accomplish in short periods of time.

What I want to do is encourage people to devote whatever time they can to their passion, don't keep putting it off thinking tomorrow will be less hectic, thinking life will be easier at some point. Life is full of surprises and it doesn't get slower or easier with age. You have to make time to pursue your dreams. It will change your attitude tremendously and your life.