Is it worth it for you to go after your dreams? What's worst that can happen? Sure there's that possibility of failure. But you can't succeed at anything in life if you don't at least give it a try.

Fear of failure can be paralyzing. You need to break yourself free from grip of fear. The only thing worse than failure is not trying at all. You know you have potential within you so take chance of a lifetime and go for it. Reach for your dreams. You just might go further than you expected.

Failure is not a bad word, it's just another experience that you have opportunity to learn and grow from. So don't be afraid of it. Besides if you do fail you might find a way to reach you dreams that you wouldn't have thought of before. So if you don't try and give yourself a chance to succeed or fail you're holding out on many of life's possibilities.

Stay focused on your dream and make it happen. Isn't it worth it?

But I unwisely - very foolishly - in fact, damned stupid of me :o{ - put book to one side, and didn't look at it again.

What happened? You guessed it - money came . . . and went.

And before I realised what had happened, all old familiar excuses had been used to let another glorious opportunity pass by unrealised.

I feel sick.

I can't even say I fell for oldest trick in book! (I did it to myself)

When I got round to picking up book again, my tattered dreams fell out of pages and fluttered to floor. (Poetic language? Not really, just trying to describe sickened feeling in my heart)

Now I have two choices: a) Leave pieces on floor. b) Start again from beginning, and this time, make sure I do it properly.

Dreams have to be watered, nurtured, weeded and cared for.

Or they shrivel up and die.

Before this happened, I knew why it was necessary to do this - in my head.

Now I know in my heart - now I comprehend - now I understand.

And I realise that I have another chance to fulfill my dream.

And Lord help me if I blow it this time -

I will never forgive myself!