Time Travel Key

I just love this ah-ha. The key to time travel is in the present and future. I'm going to use one of the comments to show you how it works. I'll show you step by step. First identify the do over--

1. run a marathon 2. write a book 3. great singing voice 4. draw and paint 5. piano virtuoso 6. green thumb 7. morning person 8. complete family history (see the entry--)

Love this blog entry - got me thinking a bit. One of my dreams is to run a marathon. Another is to write a book (paper-crafting based). I also wish that I had a beautiful singing voice, could draw and paint, and that I could play the piano (like so many others I didn't stick to it when I was younger!)I wish that I had a green thumb and actually enjoyed yard work and gardening. I dream of one day becoming a morning person (may sound silly, but I am so much more productive when I am up early, it just doesn't come at all naturally to me!). And finally, one of my biggest dreams is to have a complete history (scrapbooks) of my family, myself and my ancestors.

OK now this may come as a big shock to you but-- you are still alive. Yep you are alive and any day above ground is a good one to still live your dreams. Here is what I have figured out, using the above example. If you start to make changes today you can still live your dreams.

1. marathon- there are many types of marathons, even Disney World has a fabulous one Scott and I have attended. So you can start today and being training and pick one and do it. They even have half marathons.

2. write a (paper craft) book- I hope you have started this because we are all waiting to buy a copy. For now we will enjoy your blog.

3. beautiful singing voice- they make a CD of voice lessons and if you have a desire and are willing to work at it, you can learn to have a nice voice. My cousin Kelly has developed this talent- amazing results. Plus God likes us to make a joyful noise in praise so everyone sounds good singing hymns (at the angels and God at least).

I won't go through each one (however- the family history complete one will not work because if it were to be 100% complete you would have to have all your family dead so no more history was happening. How about a compromise on that one of up to date?) because you are starting to get the idea. Even if it is a regret you have for how you treated someone, and they are dead, then how does it work? Well first of all you have to forgive yourself. If you could take it back you would, you know better now, you did the best you could then. If they are not alive to say I'm sorry to in person you can make amends with God and do something wonderful in the memory of that person. Say they loved gardens-- go take a child to visit a beautiful one, or donate time or money to a local charity garden. Jesus Christ has paid the price for all of us to be forgiven is we will trust in him. He doesn't even require you to be perfect. He just requires you have the desire to be perfect and trust that you have worth. It is also healing to forgive others- (that part is not an option.)

SO if you are still struggling thinking it is to late for you. WAKE UP and live. Do some research on the web. Many people achieved dreams as old people. To eat an elephant you must do it a bite at a time. We really under estimate the power of daily repeated actions and how the little choices add up. Think about it with fitness... if we put all the times we have be exercising together in consistent action we would all be really healthy. Really give some heart time to what you want to be as a person, qualities or talents and start practicing them today.

Because the best is yet to be!