Tag: goals
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Dreams vs Reality
When we are younger, the world seems much simpler. The jobs we want to be when we grow up are simpler, more heroic, or just innocent. I had wanted to be the next Albert Einstein when I was younger. Later, a writer. A poet. Eventually, reality strikes us all and we start to think that…
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To Do in 2018

I have one genuine resolution in 2018: get my writing career off the ground. As I’ve stated before, it’s the same every year. But let’s face it, it’s vague. And vague goals don’t get accomplished. After another frustrating day dealing with the seeds of greed, I decided that I need a better approach to making…
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2017 Comes to an End

It is the last day in 2017 and the first day my family and I are back in Illinois. For Christmas we had traveled to see our families back in Philadelphia, where we are from. We drove, which after yesterday’s travels of snow through the mountains of Pennsylvania and then white-out conditions through Ohio, was…
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Here Comes 2018
There’s only 5 days left in 2017. While I have been on vacation, visiting family and friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much I want to do with regards to my writing. It just so happens that it all corresponds with the ending of 2017 and beginning of 2018. Plus with my birthday…
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Negativity

I consider myself a happy person. It’s not perfect happiness. I do find myself openly frustrated at times like anyone would. I struggle sometimes for days over issues that weigh on me. Despite this however I do actively try to maintain an attitude that is positive overall. And yes, sometimes that takes a tremendous amount…