Stepping Stones to your Dream Achievement – Catherine Rawling
Catherine Rawling
A great dream for the future is what will help you get out of bed in the morning, inspired and eager to start the day. A great dream will also help reveal what the next step is. And if you work each day towards your dream achievement, you’ll begin to create a beautiful life.
My journey towards living the life of my dreams began when I was eighteen and there was a knock on the door. Someone was announcing the opening of a local karate class in our area. Despite my parents’ initial reservations—stemming from misconceptions about karate’s ties to religion—I decided to join the class and pursue something I came to be passionate about. I learned the power of focus, discipline and strength in body and mind. Around the same time, I developed a keen interest in self-development. This drive stayed with me through life’s highs and lows, fuelling a hunger to continually learn, grow and refine my skill set on a daily basis.
Race against Ace – Laura Roso
Shadows at the far end of the corridor half-obscured the dark green door. I had always jogged past it, but today I knew that once I reached it, I would stop. My heart pounded beneath my
school blazer as I drew closer, and sweat beaded my forehead and nose. It would be easy to walk on by, as I had done a thousand times before. Not today though. Today, I would knock.
I grasped the handle of the strange, silver sword-shaped knocker fixed to the centre of the door. I pulled it back, breathing hard, before allowing it to fall gently back into place. Silence greeted me. I let the knocker fall again, hoping for a response. Nothing. With cautious determination, I turned the handle and pushed against the door. I’d made up my mind. It was time to make my grand entrance.
“Hi. I’m Billy Gronbeck,” I blurted out to the figure in the room beyond the doorway.
She jumped up from behind her desk, knocking papers to the floor. “Billy Gronbeck! I’m Miss Toffee,” the woman responded with a wavering voice. I had clearly startled her. To regain her composure, she took a sip from her teacup and bent to collect the fallen items.