I’m a 43 year old man, a husband to my wife, and a father to my two sons. I work 40-50 hours a week at a high tech company. I have a mortgage, I pay bills, and I have a dream.
You thought that dreams could not come true but they can. My dream is to write for a living. One day the work I do will become my way of life. Writing to me is like drinking water, or breathing air. I just do it without thought. It is a part of the fabric that makes me who I am. I cannot claim to the best, I cannot claim to be the most successful, but what I can claim is my perseverance.
Oh, there have been times I wanted to quit. The gnawing thought in my mind telling me that I cannot be a writer or no one will buy what I write. Fear – it disguises itself and tries its damnedest to keep us from achieving what is ours.
I want to create, I want to take people into a world they’ve never been before. I want to share with all my thoughts, my insights, myself.
Live Out Your Story. This is my motto. I am doing that.
Recently, I knew I needed to get outside more, be in nature and spend time with my youngest son. So, I took him on four or five camping trips in the last three months. I’ve experienced so much peace it is unbelievable. I followed what was on my heart to do, finally, instead of putting it off, and the after effect was a true blessing. Even now as I think about our first trip, going down the Ocklawaha river, two inexperienced boat men trying to navigate logs in the water, the winding curves, and of course there were alligators. We only saw the one small alligator, but I knew the larger ones were just beneath my boat, waiting. After the two and a half hours – we realized something – we were alive! It felt great!
So, do what is on your heart and Live Out Your Story – LOYS.
Sincerely,
D.W. Rigsby
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