supremo to get some background and really really liked the heart in the article. warm tingly feelings.

the message is something i’ve thought about and spoken about at length but you put it really really well.

“Big dreams are wonderful – except that I was using mine to look down on my present reality, making me overlook how wonderful it was in its own right.”

…loving it for what it is. because it is the way it is. not so it’ll change.

it’s tricky sometimes to convey that you can still have plans and look to the future whilst being present and living life right now.

magic

hope all’s well mate
alex – unleash reality

It was something that I first fell into in my early twenties. For years I kept wishing I could quit my “day job.” Long story short is that as the years went by, I found my work with children becoming integrated with my writing and with my own growth as a person.

Of course it’s different for different people – sometimes you need to change jobs to get on a track that feels right. But early on I never would have guessed how right working with children would come to feel for me.

Albert – I had that happen too, especially with one particular friend who’d taken the initiative at becoming a friend of mine and who I entirely took for granted in high school and college. By the time I caught on to what a positive impact he’d had on me and what a great friend he’d been, we were out of each other’s lives.

So the sooner the better as far as catching on to this stuff goes!

Paul – This really hits home for me. What I’ve been under- or non-appreciating in my own life are my friends. They’re always there for me in their own way, and put up with some of my childishness, and only recently am I starting to see that.

Thanks for a great read, you two.