I am thankful for so many things: Mallory, my family (Greg falls under this umbrella, he's my brother), the church, God. So many things. I really feel like I've grown a lot in this year because of these four catalysts in my life. They have combined to make me a more motivated and more driven person, who has higher expectations for himself. I truly feel like a more powerful individual, more capable of setting goals and making them. I know I have the ability to be successful as I keep myself engaged in the effort of being consistently productive.
I have been doing a lot more writing recently. I really want to outline a plan for a collection of short stories, and then bring them to pass. My favorite book has been Ray Bradbury's "Illustrated Man", and what this book is, is a collection of short, unrelated blips on how the human element reacts to a science fiction universe. It's infinitely intriguing, and was preceded by Ray Bradbury's work "The Martian Chronicles", which is once again a collection of short compositions, differing in that the stories tell the progressive story of how Mankind reaches, conquers and subdues the fourth planet from the sun. My goal would be to create a world and shoot at it with several different stories of varying length, each magnifying and bringing to light the subtleties and details of this fantasy.
I want to work on more art, but this really comes secondary to my goal of writing.
I am thankful for being able to have the new year to begin again and start with a fresh slate. To address problems and work towards fixing them. To go forward towards a better future.
Alma 38:12 "... See that ye bridle all your passions, that ye may be filled with love; see that ye refrain from idleness."
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