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All is best though we oft doubt! 12/1/2013 11:40:29 AM
Since studying Milton's Samson Agonistes at school this has always been my favourite quote:
All is best, though we oft doubt, what the unsearchable dispose, of highest wisdom brings about.
I am not terribly religious but I do believe in Fate. So when a few months back I didn't get a new job after what I thought was a positive interview, I was a little disappointed but saw it as my fate and as an indication that the future held something different for me.
Having always wanted to write a book I decided the time must finally be right and at approaching 60, I turned my back on the corporate world and produced my new thriller Revenge. I have no illusions I will become an overnight sensation as an author but writing this book has fulfilled a lifelong ambition and made me a very happy man whether it makes any money or not. (I do actually hope it makes money because that is an indicator people have enjoyed my book.)
I feel happier inside than for a long time and so I guess writing Revenge has been good for my soul!
The point of my blog is to remind everyone in a job that has overtaken their life that while material things and your finances are important so is nurturing your soul.
And to quote many before me it is never too late to change direction and you should never give up on your dreams. You can't change the past but you can alter the future. As we all know, if you carry on doing the same thing you will get the same result. I decided rather belatedly to stop what I was doing and try to have some success as an author. I actually consider I have already been successful just by publishing my book even if I miss the secure income from a job!
I will finish with a famous quote by Lucille ball:
"I'd rather regret the things that I've done, than regret the things which I didn't do."
