This is Real

A weird thing happened to me today. I was going to leave the office and I turned to pick up my things, and I had a short little burst of clarity...I realized that this is real. It sounds weird, and it was weird, because it should have been obvious, but it wasn't. Life moves; it goes on, and a lot of the time, we just go with the flow, taking what comes and making the most of it. My realization was that I make my life. I don't have to go with the flow. Sure, I have to bend here and there to accomdate others, but I make my life. Yes, right now I have to work for someone, but that doesn't mean I will have to always. I can take the steps to get to the point where I can do it myself. I was talking to a friend about "The Secret". Positive thinking and all is well and good, but nothing will happen without some action taking place. I printed out my goals last night. If I'm serious about them, I will move in the direction that will allow me to complete them. Movement...Action... Doing something, one thing each day that will bring me closer to my goals. Right now they are words on a paper, thoughts in my head. What steps do I need to do to make them real? Something...anything. This is real.