hobbyist and professional

The difference between someone who does something for fun, and someone who does something for a living, could be vast and dynamic fundamental differences, but probably aren't.

I know that's a big statement, but if you consider it for a moment, perhaps you will agree with me,
know anyone who sings REALLY well when they are cleaning? or cooking? Know anyone who Dungeon Masters the GREATEST worlds. Know anyone who can dismantle and build a car backward and forward, with their eyes closed? then you know someone who could have been a singer, a writer and a mechanic, but hey an office assistant, gas jockey and web designer are important too right?

Guts and inspiration
that's the difference between a singer and an office admin, but that can be taken a step further, you can have guts, AND inspiration, but even more foundational than that, is self esteem, i beleive that the self esteem issues in this country, and in the world at large are far worse than anyone suspects, and is more the direct results of the world we made, and our parents made than we are willing to admit.

I remember when self esteem was a major point there was classes for it, there was school course work designed to work with it. but like the green house effect it faded from popular media and became a background force making room for the next wagon, which as i recall was obesity, and then homosexuality, then on and on the dance went, getting further and further from what the cause was.
I think we should get back to that, keep self esteem on the center platform for our children, make sure they know their opinion matters, and that they are as good as any other person.

I shudder to think of the future with the self esteem levels where they are now. the difference between someone who is a writer and someone who is a wannabe, is the belief that their story is worth reading. plain and simple, the battle is belief in oneself to make the right decisions, to do the right things, and follow the right path. everything else is peripheral.

I am worth reading, so are you .... so write !