First

Coming up with the first word is difficult. I've had many ideas. Love, passion, winter, etc. (and I may use these at some point), but when I sat down to write "first" seemed to be the best choice.

The first of anything tend to be the most memorable. I'm sure this has something to do with either the lead-up or the outcome. Our first steps. Our first kiss. Our first baby. Our first car accident, etc.

I find myself often saying to my kids "I just have to do this first and then I can... insert request here". This is due mostly to my insistence on doing one thing at a time. I'm always saying that to my kids, too.

A first is also the basis for what comes after. Our first job seems to help steer us to or away from anything like it afterward. If we do something for the first time and fail, all our other attempts will have a built-in memory of the first even when we succeed.

To be the first to do something is quite an accomplishment. World Records are based on this. History is written in the firsts. I am the first person in my Dad's immediate family to graduate from University, for example. In today's society it seems ever more difficult to be the first to do something. If you're wondering if it's been done, better check youtube!

The first step in a series of tasks can make or break the project. Anyone with a leaky foundation can attest to this.

So how does the word "first" affect my life and my goal of developing a dream? hmmm... well, it seems as though before I can work toward a goal, I first have to have the dream. I dream of self-fulfillment. I dream of not worrying. I dream of peace in all its forms. At the moment, I don't seem to be able to dream of the near future. Maybe something else has to come first.

In the beginning, there was the word. The word came first.