You know you’ve really arrived when your employers present you with your own nameplate. I sat on an interview panel yesterday and was also provided with this lovely lunch. It was much appreciated as I’ve been feeling a little under the weather of late, both physically and mentally. It also made me appreciate the well-paid, secure job I have and the important, fascinating work I am involved in. We all moan a little from time to time about our employers but I am grateful.
I have many interests but at the end of the day it all boils down to family and work. The latter allows me to provide for the former but 2020 has been such a stop-start year that I’ve found it hard to focus and get sufficiently motivated to get my teeth fully into the 9-5. I’m off work now for three weeks so am determined to return in the New Year in a better frame of mind to tackle the role and its many responsibilities. It’s my bread and butter and, while I dream of a career as a full-time author, this pays the bills.
I’ve always been a dreamer and it’s not the worst character trait in the world to possess. Dreamers have hopes, plans and aspirations to better themselves and others. We are nothing without hope and it is fuelled by faith and belief. Without these attributes, life would be a pretty grim existence. Dreaming is good but only so long as it is rooted in reality. Unattainable pipe dreams can end in frustration, resentment and despair. Setting the bar too high can be as counterproductive as setting it too low.
Black Thoughts 
Thank you, Stephen, for this optimist message. I really needed to hear it this evening.
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You’re welcome, Jenny. How are you feeling today?
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Hi Stephen, thanks for asking. I am doing well. I am looking forward to Christmas. Christmas brings hope. Merry Christmas and Happy 2021 to you and your family.
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Sometimes I forget that I have the right to dream, or that my dreams are valid. I often feel so alone, and useless, because I know that I can’t make my dreams a reality, and it feels stupid even thinking about them. But, I will continue to tuck them away into a little corner of my heart, and maybe one day they will be able to become my reality. ❤️❤️
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You are far from useless. I really value the little corner of my online world that you occupy 🙂
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Love this! Well said ✨
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Thank you 😊
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Keep trying and don’t give up. 2020 has really been an odd year, but we have to keep going.
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Nothing else for it. Thank you Amanda 🙂
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Nothing else for it. Thank you.
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Reading your caring responses to those who take the time to comment here always fills my heart with joy Stephen. Thank you for sharing this, acknowledging the victories in our lives is important. Especially the little ones which we can sometimes overlook.
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You’re very welcome, Hamish. Thank you for your support 🙂
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