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If you can dream it — you can do it! | October 27, 2023

All of us have dreams. Some become reality…and some stay in our imaginations forever.

Photography was a dream. And just that. Although I was enthusiastic about it (and pretty good…I even taught 5th graders, which was a blast), I knew I’d never be a Brassai or Ansel Adams.

Then there was the dream of becoming a ballerina. No competition for Margot Fonteyn, because when I twirled and swirled, the result was not pretty…I passed out on the floor. (Just because I had epilepsy didn’t diminish the dream.)

But most of all, writing was my dream. Which turned out to be my reality. And with Epilepsy Talk, a lifetime of dreams came true.

All the tears and sorrow, hope and laughter, fears and failures are waiting there for you, too. Beckoning to you…begging you…to take that first step…towards a happy heart.

What is your dream?

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  1. maralou1's avatar

    My first dream was to be a writer like my grandparents. Then I wanted to be an actress, a ballet dancer, and for many years a historian!

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    Comment by maralou1 — October 27, 2023 @ 1:43 PM

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    • Phylis Feiner Johnson's avatar

      I think I wanted to be a writer and was meant to be a writer from the day I was sent home with a letter to my parents accusing me of plagiarism over a poem I had written.

      This was fifth grade, mind you. Everybody wrote poems about the spring, city, trees, flowers , etc.

      I wrote a haiku about racism. It didn’t go down very well.!

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      Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — October 27, 2023 @ 2:24 PM

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  2. Ed Lugge's avatar

    I was one of those “Wanna be like dad” boys. He was an outside laborer and I wanted to do that, too. The problem was everytime I went up to the labor office and signed in for work assignments, I was always skipped over on the list.

    It took a while but then I figured out what was happening. My dad didn’t want to tell me what I could and couldn’t do but he probably talked to the labor office and asked them not to assign me any jobs because something might happen and I hurt myself.

    So I ended up trying my other strength (numbers) and applied at a bank where I became the first person to complete the 80-question math test in less than 10 minutes. Later I went to another bank and once again became the first to complete the test. This time 90 questions. Then went on to become an accountant for the federal government and ended up making more money than I would have as a laborer.

    It’s like Jeopardy. Don’t look back at the number of times you lost money. See how well you’ve done after that final wager.

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    Comment by Ed Lugge — October 30, 2023 @ 9:49 AM

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    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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