Apparently 2012 Kim was trying to provide 2020 Kim with plenty of content and topics to write about! This was once again my status on Facebook. I can only assume these two statuses were connected. Everything in 2012 revolved around my colt. The excitement of sending him off to the devastation of what followed. My last post was written looking back. Since I feel like this topic goes hand in hand with my last one, I will write it looking forward.

Great things are not created suddenly… I am sure this comes as no great surprise to anyone reading this. But it is something we often lose sight of, especially in this day and age (instagram vs. reality anyone?!?). When all things are instant gratification, we sometimes forget it takes time to create something great! It could be spending day in and day out in the gym to create the body you have always wanted. Or building your business/career to be everything you have ever dreamed. Or if it is something to do with your hobby. Like building up your colt to be the greatest thing you have ever seen! All of these things take time and patience and sacrifice and fortitude and more patience. But with everyday and every step, you will see the improvement and see things going in the right direction. Sometimes in the climb, we feel like things have become too difficult that we miss seeing that our next step is the top of the mountain. We have reached greatness but we are walking away in the final seconds of the game. This is why it is imperative that you never give up. Are there any times that you can look back and think of a time you wished you hadn’t given up on a dream or a goal or something you had been working so hard towards? Does it make you wonder where you would be today and what would be different if you had just kept chugging along?

No matter what you are working towards, how great or small the task, it will take time. Diamonds take billions of years to be created. Pressure and time, that is what is involved in that process. But with a little polish, they shine in the face of adversity. It took an uncomfortable situation to make the hardest substance on earth. Even lab created diamonds, in perfect conditions, are not created instantaneously.

If you think about that analogy, it shows there is no time limit. It is never too late to circle back to something you gave up on… or you just haven’t finished it yet. That may be a better way to look at it. And there is no better time than the present to work on finishing it! So, you are 80 and want to be a body builder?!? Awesome! Setup a schedule, get a trainer, work on your diet and get to rolling with your greatness! You are 40 and trying to start over with your dream career! That’s amazing! You could do what you love for the next 40 years! That’s exciting. Your hobby dealt you a heartbreaking blow, but you recovered and you are on track (and nobody’s timeline) to achieve your dreams. Now these are the stories I want to read about. These are headlines!

I remember as a kid, I used to read the American Quarter Horse Journal every month without fail, multiple times. I would dream of being great. I would imagine what it would be like to have a stellar horse grace these pages and tell our story. I dreamed of a story so great, that people would want to read it. Here’s to the hope of never letting go of that dream and having the perseverance to see it through to the end.