Geek Musings
For The Love Of…
…Everything you’ve ever wanted. Everything you’ve ever loved. All of those “crazy” ideas you’ve wanted to pursue but keep putting off. Have a dream. Have a vision. Make a plan. Chase it down. Make it happen. Whatever you do in your life, go after at least one big thing. You might fail, but at least you tried. Then again, you might succeed. And then what? “You’ll never know until you try.” That’s what my father used to tell me as a child. Took me years to build up the courage to finally believe him and adopt that as a way to continue to be brave about taking risks to move forward in life.
Countless hours of lost sleep. Late nights working till the wee hours of the morning. Falling asleep in the middle of the day. Building. Testing. Failing. Rebuilding. Retesting. Success. And still I’m not quite there yet… but I’m getting there. All of the things I’ve learned since I set out to launch this site and all of the things I continue to learn are like mana for my soul, healing years of procrastination and doubt.
But it’s not all prosperity and easy street just yet. Reality hounds me around every corner, always there with a reminder that even though we’re flying now and living the American DreamTM there are family obligations to be met, mundane day jobs that needs to be pursued, and the seemingly never-ending bills to pay. How is a boy supposed to do it all? I knew this was going to be tough going in but it’s hard not to fall prey to instant-gratification expectations fostered a-la-our-modern-culture’s-conditioning. I’m trying real hard not to be Veruca Salt.
It’s going to take a lot of work and a lot more hours yet, but I’m learning fast. And red’s not really my color.
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