Dreamers, Realities, and the Trappings of Life
Everybody has creative ideas and dreams. It's the courageous few, through their determination and perseverance who turn dreams into tangible realities, with sustainable consumer needs, and/or purposes in industry or the marketplace.
Playing it safe and doing nothing usually ends with unfulfilled dreamers, looking back over their lives, asking the question, "What if?" What if I followed my bliss and took a chance? What might have happened? Could I have been successful and would I now be more happy and content than I am? Those that do nothing will never know.
When first starting out on the road to independence, self realization, and fulfillment, young dreamers feel invincible, visualizing the world at their feet with unlimited possibilities. If at first the world doesn't share the dreamer's enthusiasm, it doesn't necessarily mean that the dreamer is wrong, or that their vision doesn't have any value. It does mean that the dreamer will now have to figure out why, and then go on to the next step, or move on to their next big idea. The obvious problem with this process is that everybody has to make a living. Unless the dreamer is very rich or gets lucky and the dream actually starts generating an income for them, finding a paying job soon becomes a priority.
Along the way, if the dreamer is not careful, soon the trappings of life replace the dream with tangible possessions, which includes the responsibilities and commitments to sustain them. The dreamer's focus changes from what could be, to what is.
Life, time, and space are so finite and at best uncertain with death the only certainty and inevitable outcome for all existence. With that understanding, keeping up with the Joneses hardly seems as important as following one's bliss. When courageously taking any first step, in an attempt to rise up above complacency; realize our dreams, to give us more value and completeness, and fulfill our potentials, we all soon find that if it were easy, everybody would be doing it.
If everyone played it safe succumbing to their own self-inflected limitations, we would all still be living in the middle ages. We all benefit from the risk takers, if only to inspire us to reach our full potentials. Personally, I gravitate to people who think outside the box; not afraid to try new things. As Theodore Roosevelt said, "...there place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." It's an exciting place to be, even if it takes a lifetime to get there. We are all better off from those who are actually in the arena, pushing the envelope beyond what is, to what can be, while constantly reaching ahead of us to the infinite possibilities beyond.
There are countless stories of people who were ahead of their time, with their work only appreciated after their death. Whether they succeed in life or not is not as important as their determination to make it all happen, and after years of hard work, to finally realize their dream as something real and tangible. By doing nothing, the dream remains but a dream, and dies with the dreamer - as so often tragically happens. At least the courageous followed their bliss and took a chance with that first step to a higher calling instead of just leaving the dream a mere fabric of their unfulfilled imagination.
So follow your bliss, dream big dreams, hold your standards high, and by all means remember that nothing really good comes easy, because if it did - everybody would be doing it.
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Catherine Nagle says:
Littluns and the Book of Darkness
Thank you very much, Mark!
I LOVE everything you wrote here! I have a young one in mind to share your wonderful book, Littluns and the Book of Darkness, with!
Best Wishes !
And May You Dream Your Greatest Dream, come true! ( I believe it has )
Blessings,
Catherine
Mark Glamack says:
And May You Dream - Your Greatest Dream, come true!
Catherine,
Thank you so much for your wonderful words. Just for you and your young one, I will submit a new post, "A Littluns' Truth."
God Bless and Good Light to you always!
Mark
Mark Glamack says:
REVIEW of "Littluns"
Catherine,
BTW, I thought you might be interested in reading the most recient review for "Littluns." I'm guessing that you already know that we won the "Mom's Choice Awards" Gold for 2009. You can read about it on our Blog.
All the reviews for “Littluns” are more than I could have ever hoped for. You can read all the reviews on our Blog at http://www.littlunsblog.com
"Littluns" is not in stores yet so you can only buy it three ways.
1. From our website through payPal at http://www.littluns.NET
2. By phone and ask for Stephanie 1- (585) 582 - 1607
3. Amazon.com
Here's the latest from MIDWEST BOOK REVIEWS:
Littluns and the Book of Darkness
Mark Glamack, Author
Mark Glamack, Illustrator
EZ Gift Shopping
PO Box 285, West Bloomfield, NY 14585
9780615169972 $29.95 www.littluns.net
Adventure, courage, and determination surround loyal friends in the fantasy novel Littluns and the Book of Darkness. Movie Producer and Director now Author, Mark Glamack, uses his background in animation and writing to create this family friendly and Christian based young adult novel. With a mission to positively motivate, educate, enlighten and inspire through entertaining content, Glamack uses his own spiritual guiding light to draw his readers into the struggle between good and evil in this debut novel. The Littluns and the Book of Darkness will entertain audiences of all ages with its fast paced, intriguing storyline and elaborate illustrated life of the Littluns world in the Hollow Hills of the land, Terra Fermata. Author, Mark Glamack, shows off his artistic talent with colorful and meticulous illustrations. His veteran motion picture experience shines with expertly written detailed scene changes and engages readers with screenwriting skills that make his audience feel like they've been deep inside a high production animated movie. Glamack has exceeded his goal in depicting the journey of life, how to choose between the light and dark side of the world while showing the gifts of friendship and how they can influence us in the shadows of our own life choices. Littluns and the Book of Darkness is a delightful, skillfully written novel that will capture both young and mature readers and leave them with full hearts and the tools necessary to know the difference between good and evil. Littluns and the Book of Darkness is a wonderful gift for lovers of fantasy, for parents and educators who want to offer a faith based book and for librarians who want to expand their offerings.
Sara Hassler
Reviewer
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/rbw/sep_09.htm#hassler
God Bless and Good Light!
Mark
Irma Fritz says:
Hello
Mark,thanks for connecting with me through Red Room. BTW, love your Dreamers blog. We all need a good dose of inspiration just about every day to keep that creativity flowing. You asked about my book. It's selling, not as fast as I wish, but it's moving and I'm picking up some good reviews. (Just got a new one a couple of days ago! In the U.S. I sell through Amazon (paper & Kindle) and also through target.com. I have not yet had any overseas sales, but the book is available worldwide through langtoninfo.com at the outrageous price of $32.68!! I also just placed some paperback copies with a local store that caters to a more European clientele. So, we'll see. How goes it for you?
Mark Glamack says:
Thank you
Thank you Irma for your comments about "Dreamers, realities, and the Trappings of Life" Your book sounds wonderful. Unfortunately, all I read these days relates to my marketing efforts for "Littluns" and still we aren’t able to connect with people. Well, onward and forward the eternal optimist I am. All the reviews for “Littluns” are more than I could have ever hoped for. Here's the latest from MIDWEST BOOK REVIEWS:
Littluns and the Book of Darkness
Mark Glamack, Author
Mark Glamack, Illustrator
EZ Gift Shopping
PO Box 285, West Bloomfield, NY 14585
9780615169972 $29.95 www.littluns.net
Adventure, courage, and determination surround loyal friends in the fantasy novel Littluns and the Book of Darkness. Movie Producer and Director now Author, Mark Glamack, uses his background in animation and writing to create this family friendly and Christian based young adult novel. With a mission to positively motivate, educate, enlighten and inspire through entertaining content, Glamack uses his own spiritual guiding light to draw his readers into the struggle between good and evil in this debut novel. The Littluns and the Book of Darkness will entertain audiences of all ages with its fast paced, intriguing storyline and elaborate illustrated life of the Littluns world in the Hollow Hills of the land, Terra Fermata. Author, Mark Glamack, shows off his artistic talent with colorful and meticulous illustrations. His veteran motion picture experience shines with expertly written detailed scene changes and engages readers with screenwriting skills that make his audience feel like they've been deep inside a high production animated movie. Glamack has exceeded his goal in depicting the journey of life, how to choose between the light and dark side of the world while showing the gifts of friendship and how they can influence us in the shadows of our own life choices. Littluns and the Book of Darkness is a delightful, skillfully written novel that will capture both young and mature readers and leave them with full hearts and the tools necessary to know the difference between good and evil. Littluns and the Book of Darkness is a wonderful gift for lovers of fantasy, for parents and educators who want to offer a faith based book and for librarians who want to expand their offerings.
Sara Hassler
Reviewer
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/rbw/sep_09.htm#hassler
* Aberjhani says:
Wow, a blog after my own
Wow, a blog after my own dreaming heart, and one that effectively illustrates some of my reasons for just starting The Twenty-First Century Creative Arts Club here at Red Room. Thank you for sharing it.
Aberjhani
author of The American Poet Who Went Home Again
and Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Facts on File)
Mark Glamack says:
Thank you
Thank you Aberjhani for your comment. It is much appreciated.
Life is far too short to mess with the small stuff. We should all follow our bliss, so that some day we won't have to look back and ask ourselves, "What if?"
God Bless and Good Light!
Mark