A Roller Coaster Ride

The last week of December 2008 I decided to go after my dreams. I didn’t have an epiphany or an ‘aha’ moment. Instead it was more like just settling down, getting quiet and listening to what I needed and in the stillness I heard my heart speak.

Two dreams drifted to the surface, the first to be a writer and the second to work for myself.

Both are being manifested through The Dreaming Cafe.

I write everyday. I meet new people. My writing takes me places I never dreamed. It gives me hope. It offers me a way to make a difference and to share the things I love – writing, words and books.

No single commitment has ever changed my life as much as this.

I have learned a lot over the last four months.

One of the biggest discoveries I’ve made is that taking action toward your dreams can be like climbing aboard a roller coaster ride. It is scary at times, and absolutely exhilarating at others. But, I’m not alone. It’s comforting to look around and find other people on the ride of their life, too.

I’ve also learned one more thing, and it’s a pretty big discovery.

Once the commitment is made to follow your dreams and the roller coaster pulls away from the platform, you have no choice but to ride it out.

Roller coasters don’t stop in the middle of the ride so you can get off. They don’t stop until they’ve completed their run.

When its over you have a choice. You can walk away, or, get back in line and do it all over again.

Roller coaster rides are kind of growing on me. I think I like them. I’m getting back in line, and maybe this time I might even look around or waves my hands in the air. We’ll see.