This post is about one of the hardest things I have ever had to learn in life. I don’t intend to keep you in the dark about it, as it is included in the graphic to the right. But, first a little story.

From a very young age, I have always been a dreamer. I still don’t understand why, It’s just who I am. I dreamed of the day that I would solve some world defining issue. It is only recently that I have realized that those big successes in life depend on what I did every day. Dreams are not accomplished in one swell swoop, they are made up of tiny steps.

No, I didn’t solve world hunger, or anything as dramatic as that, but I have left my thumbprint on some issues that made the world, at least temporarily, a little better place. Most of these accomplishments involved helping others with their challenges in life. I am not here to toot my horn, so I will leave these words to stand for themselves.

What matters in life is not how rich I am, if that were the case, I failed miserably. 🙃 Instead, it has been about following the teachings of Jesus, and how he taught me to see everyone as a brother or sister. My road to get to this point has, indeed, been a bumpy one. For the most part, religious establishments have disappointed me, especially lately. Looking back, that was probably inevitable, as they are made up of people who, like me, have made some pretty serious mistakes in life. There have been those religious leaders who tried to convince me that my goal in life was to stay out of an eternal hell. Fear of God was their mantra. Eventually, I learned my God is a loving God. He cares as much, or maybe even more, about that pauper in India than the millionaire’s children.

If only I had realized at an early age that dreams are made up of daily steps building on each other, my life would have been fuller and happier.

Each day contains the building blocks for future dreams