Posted in Step Up, tagged courage, metaphor, persistence on April 24, 2013| 8 Comments »
When you think that all is lost, you must not give up. No matter how much you want to lie down in defeat and pull the covers over your head, you must keep fighting. There is no shame in temporarily retreating to your loved ones, but do not allow yourself to become addicted to their compassion, or it will soon turn to pity. You are merely gathering strength so that you may step out into the battlefield with greater zeal and resolve.
Posted in Step Up, tagged barry, house of dreams, water on April 22, 2013| 9 Comments »
It’s cold tonight. Brady and I instinctively run into the nearest bar. Unremarkable music softly sputters in the background. My eyes lock onto a couple of red-headed Irish girls sitting at the center table.
“Let’s go,” Brady says assuredly.
Posted in Step Up, tagged house of dreams, jake, lightning on April 22, 2013| 2 Comments »
House of Dreams, part 1 – Lightning Strikes Thrice
“That’s the last of it,” he announces as he slams the trunk shut on his burgundy station wagon. I linger for a minute watching the car drive away into the yellow-gray haze of street lamps and porch lights.
“That’s the last of it,” I sigh, as I look up into the night sky. Dark clouds begin to approach tellingly from the distance. I better go inside.
Posted in Step Up, tagged courage, decisions, enemy, journey, persistence on April 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I hope by now you have decided on a mission. Whether it be to expose abuses of power or to save the rain forest, you must be on your purpose. No purpose is any less than any other purpose, but you must have one. You can always change paths later on if the one you’re walking is not right for you, but it is imperative that you start on a path as soon as possible.
Posted in Step Up, tagged courage, decisions, persistence, taking risks on April 13, 2013| 6 Comments »
If it were easy, you wouldn’t dream about it in the first place and everyone else would already have it. But you are not everyone. You are different. We may not know each other, but the fact that you’re reading this right now means you are the kind of person who won’t settle. You can always stop your journey whenever you want. It’s very easy… but you want more, don’t you.
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