Living The Dream

So lately whenever someone asks how my husband’s doing, he answers with the big grin he has and, “Just living the dream, man.”

I know how some people are. As Nathan explains the thrill of landing his dream job this month, I know there are some people who smile and nod while thinking, darn that lucky guy. He must have it so easy.

If we all spoke in brainwaves and I received this signal from anyone, my waves would promptly butt in, shaking a finger in their faces: Don’t you think for one minute that we’ve had it easy!

You hear about treading through blood, sweat, and tears in the journey to achieving your dreams, and I say every word is true. But what value does a dream have if you didn’t literally ache for it a little? Since our time starting a family, Nathan and I have been through some “ache,” certainly. But it’s that pain that pushed us to strive for more. Of course, suffering wasn't enough to deserve anything. It took fighting.

I guess the phrase “blood, sweat and tears” became notorious thru a speech of Winston Churchill’s. He said, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

But a later excerpt is my favorite:
“You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs — Victory in spite of all terror — Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.”

Every time you admire (or envy) someone’s victory, don’t ever believe that they achieved that dream by sleeping.

Work. Period. It’s the only way it’s going to happen. Blood. Sweat.Tears.

So Nathan’s dreams are all about guiding people to the open doors provided by a higher education. If you are interested in free computer and technology education/certification, funded by an NSF grant awarded to Utah Valley University, then dive in. Contact nathanh /at/ uvu /dot/ edu.