In lieu of a New Year’s Resolution

   What is a dream but a place for which the heart desperately yearns. 2018 is a place of which I have dreamt, many a time;

   Conclusively, I spent a vast portion of the previous year dreaming: I dreamt of  obtaining that of which I dreamt. I dreamt of launching my visions, claiming my ambition, and seeing my dreams and visions brought to absolute fruition. I dreamt of yielding to God’s will and have all my fears merged to his subjection.

   Fairly, I have obtained only a portion of what my dreams entail and have neglected another portion, all in the shadows of my doubts. I have terminated my dreams because of fear, and in so doing, I have terminated a significant piece of my life and since then, have struggled to come to grasp with the harsh reality of what have become of the life of a Dreamer.

   One thing remains indelibly true, throughout 2017, I was in a constant state of dreaming. There is a point when one simply yearns to be awaken from the depth of slumber.

   Lights gleamed and flickered and with that came the new year. While the previous year becomes a mere memory. This concludes a year of merits, Profundities, and downfalls that have all diluted into lessons. Lifelong lessons that have better equipped me with tools for the future.

   It is now 2018, finally, this feels like a familiar place. 2018, even in its early stage, feels like the pinpoint of everything leading up to the very moment that I have dreaded for the longest time. A place to meet prosperity, confront fear of potential failure, and tackle nuances. —- And to welcome prosperity.

   Seemingly, the curtains are up, the lights are all beaming at me, and I am the focal point of all eyes and expectations. I am at the mercy of even my own expectations and there is a distinct familiarity within this all. Here I stand, isolated with my thoughts, suspended between the inclinations of myself and the dreams I am now pursuing.

   What I know to be true and have abided by thus far, what I have definitely proven, but to the wrong people, and my accomplishments that have been enjoyed by my well-wishers more than me, have left me in the debris of my own tumbled winnings, constantly rebuilding, refurbishing, and reassembling.

   Don’t leave your heart in 2017. Do what you wished you had done in 2017.

   ~Mr. Poet wishes you a prosperous new year.

   Here are a few affirmations that I will work to meet:

I will not carve these resolutions in stone, but I will engrave them on my heart. This Year 2018, be it God’s will:

1. I will publish and release multiple books, host a book signing and book release party, and invest and adhere wholeheaartidly to my career as an Author.
2.  I will Travel internationally and promote my books.
3. I will (This one is top secret.)