Ok, I'm back in the saddle. 

This is my first Nakava blog.  And I'm GUMBY DAMN IT!  Not sure why I said that.

So, I'm back to doing these.  And I won't disappoint you, I'm going to do more and keep this up.  I've been crazy busy, and will continue to be, but this is important stuff. 

I was speaking to my family over the past few weeks and I came to the realization that I may very well have been afraid of my future.  Although that may sound crazy, it also seems to be true.  What the heck am I worried about?  Why do I not follow my own advice?  Am I actually mentally handicapped instead of a genius (ok, I didn't really think that one).

Then, in a weird stroke of luck, one of my co-workers brought me a fortune cookie.  I opened it and the sage advice inside said "Big journeys begin with a single step"  Also, my lucky numbers are 49-6-25-6-47-11. 

So, I've decided to follow the advice of Haw in the book "Who Moved My Cheese" and to stop being afraid.  I've changed my major at FAU to Communications, and I'm getting that degree damn it, even if it only allows me to ask "Would you like fries with that" in life.  I'm not going to be an accountant, and those of you who know me probably have been saying "No shit you're not an accountant". 

So, my advice (unsolicited as usual) to you is to stop being afraid of your future and to embrace it.  Move forward, only a single step at a time if you need to, but move towards what you want.  And in fact, don't want it, OWN IT.  BE IT!!!  You are your future, your present and your past.  Actions in the present will present the future to you. 

For me, that means setting up the not-for profit organization for the adoptions (I'm starting my own charity by the way), finishing up school finally (I feel like Chris Farley in Tommy Boy, except I should have graduated about 7 years ago and he's much fatter than I am), and branching out with the writing and work situations.

So, to sum up, take that step today for your future.  And…give me money.