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A New Dream
It's New Year's Eve. Outside my window, purple shadows are stretching across St. Paul's frozen landscape, and the sun is setting on 2017 for the very last time.
On this New Year's Eve, we find ourselves, like Ricky Williamson in my novel A Hero Dreams, standing on the edge of a threshold. When Ricky arrives at his threshold, he hesitates. On the other side lies the promise of a fresh start and a world of infinite possibility. Yet something holds him back. There's uncertainty, trepidation, fear. Of course he's come too far to reverse course, but like every person who walks the hero's journey, he must take a moment to gather his courage before entering the unknown—an unknown where new possibilities are waiting to be born...
So let's take a moment—and a deep breath—before entering 2018. Let's take an inventory of lessons learned and forgive ourselves for mistakes made. It doesn't matter how many times we've repeated our mistakes; the new year offers us an opportunity to follow a new path—the hero's path, for each of us is indeed a hero...
And let's gather our courage before taking that next step, for courage we will surely need if our intention is to create a new reality for ourselves, a new story, a new dream...
What's your dream for 2018? One based on past experiences and old mind patterns? Or one you choose freely with an open heart? We're all about to be handed a blank page. What do you intend to do with yours?
A Hero Dreams
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On this New Year's Eve, we find ourselves, like Ricky Williamson in my novel A Hero Dreams, standing on the edge of a threshold. When Ricky arrives at his threshold, he hesitates. On the other side lies the promise of a fresh start and a world of infinite possibility. Yet something holds him back. There's uncertainty, trepidation, fear. Of course he's come too far to reverse course, but like every person who walks the hero's journey, he must take a moment to gather his courage before entering the unknown—an unknown where new possibilities are waiting to be born...
So let's take a moment—and a deep breath—before entering 2018. Let's take an inventory of lessons learned and forgive ourselves for mistakes made. It doesn't matter how many times we've repeated our mistakes; the new year offers us an opportunity to follow a new path—the hero's path, for each of us is indeed a hero...
And let's gather our courage before taking that next step, for courage we will surely need if our intention is to create a new reality for ourselves, a new story, a new dream...
What's your dream for 2018? One based on past experiences and old mind patterns? Or one you choose freely with an open heart? We're all about to be handed a blank page. What do you intend to do with yours?
A Hero Dreams
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