Saturday, December 31, 2011

Dare to dream, not fantasize...


“The difference between a dream and fantasy is commitment.”
Ever been enchanted by words? Magical little things aren’t they. Feelings, promises, the future, the past, the present, all can be described with words. Although sometimes the words that come to mind aren’t favorable, they still have meaning. Believing someone, even if you don’t feel it’s true, because of the way they worded it…making it seem so wonderful you wish, hope, and let yourself believe what they are saying could happen. Is it all make-believe? A figment of your imagination, a simple fantasy you’ve conjured up?  The only way to find out is to try…and fail. If you really wanted it in the first place, you’ll get up and never turn your back on your journey.

Okay yes small pep talk from Kathleen, not important without some sort of back story. At the end of every year Diane and I plan out our goals for the months and years to follow. The obvious: attend nationals, attend tryouts, and do well, are always first on the list. After that we hit a period of silence, not an awkward one…more of a quiet thinking reflecting time, the quiet you don’t interrupt to say just anything. Then Diane started to fill my mind with goals, possibilities, and a future I have dreamed of for a long time. I don’t take my mother to be one for telling fairy tales, so there must have been some truth behind the future she described. I think she and I are finally on the same page, mostly about Whimzy’s career. Jenna and I haven’t changed much as a team and I think Diane knows what our fate is even though I haven’t the faintest idea.


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