Pogue,

If I say that sometimes life just surges up and over you I’m sure you would understand. Like a tsunami, coming with minimal warning and leaving a trail of devastation once the moment has passed. And us, we’re left bemused, questioning, trying to take stock, trying to see a way out of our predicament. And we can give up, overwhelmed by the occurrence. Goodness there are times in life when I can remember just sitting and thinking I want to give up. Then there’s the question of how far do I want to give up? And, yes, in honesty, there have been times when I really have not wanted to go on, at all.

As my Krav Maga instructor used to say to us, as he helped us up off the floor, “Shit happens, deal with it, move on”. And we did. There was no future in sitting on the floor.

I know that moving on can be by far more difficult than the alternative. Giving up in the aftermath of the tsunami is easiest. Yes, taking a moment or longer to assess the situation, to explore the possible directions that can be taken, to form a plan, may be a necessity. May be the wise thing to do. And that plan will, invariably take time to implement because when life washes over you there will be numerous things that are affected. I think the biggest single motivator to determining to move on is being able to focus on possibilities which await in the future. Finding something that can represent a goal. Something that actually seems worth achieving or possessing and allows a point of focus. There will always be a future that await us.

Maybe that’s why we have dreams. Something to inspire us, to tell us of the possibilities that exist, and to allow a picture of what those possibilities look like. Somewhere we can experiment and modify prior to applying them to our lives as a goal. Dreams bring hope and colour to situation where all has gone to black and white and they speak of a better day. As John Lennon said, “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one”, but sometimes it’s those dreams that keep me moving on.

Take time to form your dream. Twist it and turn it until you know it inside out. Make it the very best of dreams. Make it so good that it’s irresistible and beckons you out of your current situation, stealing your gaze from where you are to where you could be.

Life still has possibilities. Go find them.

Yours, daydreaming as usual,

Wic