To start things off I’d like to share a link with you. This is what has been keeping me busy for a while http://www.batalugu.com/v.php?bid=620&key=0979cf694b093c18b2dfe573f2ea088c85d16dd1. It is my biggest book project so far. Check it out let me know what you think.
My thoughts for this entry have been brewing over the past week and a half or so. A few of weeks ago I finished the book associated with the link above. The guys over at the website have been debating whether to make the books available on PDF or just have the books available to order in hard cover. They sent me a PDF file so I could print it off and give my feedback. It wasn’t until I actually saw it printed on paper that I realized how much it means to people to have a dream fulfilled. Now, this was in no way a finished book. It was a very raw copy. Printed from my printer with standard printer paper. I didn’t even realize that having a book printed would create the emotion inside of me that it did. I never even considered being an author a dream. I have always liked to write and make up stories but getting published never really crossed my mind. Just about every other day since I printed that book I have seen or heard something related to fulfilling your dreams. One was in a movie. One of the characters asked another “What is your dream, what do you want?” Another was in a magazine that asked the question “Is what you’re doing for a living, what you’re called to do?” The latest was the weirdest. Just a couple of hours ago I had a Dove chocolate candy. If you’re not familiar with Dove candies, they have a little saying on the wrapper. I’m not sure about the big candy bars, but the little round ones do. Well, the one I had said “Get out there and make your dreams happen.” I had been thinking about using this as a topic for a blog entry, but once I saw that, I knew I needed to.
My question I like to ask everyone is basically what I saw in the magazine. Is what you’re doing for a living, what you’re called to do? Sometimes we can’t help it. Writing right now won’t pay my bills, now that I have recognized that as a dream I’d like to fulfill, I can work toward that goal. Are you doing what you love? I have always loved kids. I knew I was called to be a husband, father, and provider. I now have six kids, so I didn’t really focus on profession as long as I provided for my family. Now that I have experienced what it feels like to know what you want to be when you grow up, I’d like to encourage everyone to realize that dream before you’re well into your adult years.
Think about the things you like to do. As you think back over the years, do you keep putting something on the “back burner” only to start it up again.
Take a little time. Find a quiet space. Pray for guidance if you would be inclined to do so. Search the desire of your heart. Reignite that passion, and as my Dove candy said. “Get out there and make your dreams happen.” It will feel like a major weight has been lifted off of you.
Thanks for continuing this search with me,
Paul.
