HOLD ON TO YOUR DREAMS

I have been writing non stop today, in part to convince myself of the fact that there is a tomorrow. It bothers me sometimes that while making the attempt to live my dream I run into some walls. Living a dream is hard because those walls are a lot like reality setting in. You will always be faced with people whose views are narrow and lack real focus.

In the end it's up to you to live your dream and make sure that you fight for what you want. Yes, it's very important to stay grounded and know your limitations, never to create them. I know this sounds like psycho babble and it may be, but it helps me. I feel like I have to give myself the ability to move on and the only way to do that is by letting out the angst and frustration.

This entry is for me mostly but if you can benefit from it, you are more than welcome to do so.

THE MEANING OF INNOCENCE

I was sitting down having a cup of coffee the other day and looking around. The mall I was in had a basketball court nearby and some children were playing. To my left just outside the coffee shop some tables were set up and two gentlemen in wheelchairs were talking to some ladies. I thought nothing of it and thought nothing of the kids playing either because that's what kids do.

One of the gentlemen made his way to the court and when I looked up he was across from the small child and they were tossing the ball around. I looked at the kid and he had a huge smile on his face. I knew the kid was not poking fun, he was just having fun without judging a man in a wheelchair. There was a second when the world slowed down to the point where I could only focus on that brief interaction.

I saw just the man and the little boy passing around a ball and shooting baskets and thought " Why can't it always be this easy?" The kid smiled with such joy and the gentleman in the wheelchair seemed to revel in the child's joy. There was no difference, just a wheelchair, no crippled man, no scared child, just two fellow humans enjoying a common interest. That brief moment to me was the very definition of innocence.