The cost is great: please pay it.

So much divides us from our talents, and therefore from our dreams. I think a big part of living well, of thriving, is gaining access to our talents. For some of us, just doing the work needed to open the door on our talents is the stuff of a lifetime. But doing that work is every bit as much an act of Destiny as pulling off a best selling book. It�??s just not as noticeable to strangers. In fact it�??s probably a greater accomplishment because of the seeming thanklessness. Hammering away in frustration at something you know you want is about as noble as it gets. Honoring that part of you even while enduring all the painful feelings it brings up, embracing like flotsam at sea the little moments of glory you feel; that's dignity. But as I get older I realize that the little moments, or even a big payoff are not why we do it. We quest for our talents because as life passes we realize, if we're lucky, that we don�??t have time to mess around with not being who we really are. Ever forward.

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