The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground    
        Buddha

Don’t be afraid of boredom.

Find the balance between Boredom and Anxiety, Faith and Proof, Powerlessne and Hope.  It is in that balance where your dreams reside.  Tap in to the creative energy that comes from a structured, peaceful approach to your daily life.

There is freedom in structure.

Watch YoYo Ma with his Cello, a master musician who beams joy in the creativity of the moment,  still within the parameters of meticulous practice and a lifetime of training. It is within the boundaries of structure that a surfer can enjoy the freedom and immense pleasure of folding her body over the crest of a wave, or a sailor can harness the power of the sails and race with the wind. Even in my own lifelong sport of horsejumping, it is only through the applicaton of years of structured  practice that I experience just a few seconds of total freedom with a horse in the blissful leap through the air over a jump. 

My goal is for you to pursue your passion  which will lead you to freedom, automony, self-reliance and fulfillment.  When you lay down good daily habits, you ground yourself to something solid, just as electricity needs a grounding cord. You may have seen the bumper sticker, “Don’t go faster than your angels can fly.”

Structure has a lot to do with patience.  Remember, in the formation of your dream,  you are  building on prepared soil of something solid over time.  As you begin seeing evidence of your dream coming in your direction, you have something to stand on, and later to build upon.  This dream of yours – the one currently at the top of your pile of wishes – will grow into something bigger – maybe even something different. All you can do is begin where you are; the stronger the foundation, the higher you can reach.

Find something to incorporate as a routine into your day – preferably first thing.  Yoga class, piano practice or any musical instrument, ride a horse, surf a wave, walk 3 miles, meditate 10 minutes, journal 3 pages.  Do what works for you.  Quiet your mind and you will organize your brain cells.  "Feel your foot" by becoming absorbed in the present moment. When  you soar away in your  imagination to visualize your passionate desire,  you establish the necessary balance to build castles.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them     Henry David Thoreau