If I could wave a magic wand
\nand have my world transform anew
\nOh, what places would I sail to
\nand what things would I then do!<\/p>\n
If I could say some incantation
\nthat would clear the road ahead
\nI would fear no wall or obstacle
\non any path I tread<\/p>\n
If some souped-up grey DeLorean
\ncould take me back in time
\nI’d revisit my life choices
\nmake sure heart and head align<\/p>\n
If some fountain or elixir
\ncould rejuvenate these bones
\nI’d take better care next time around
\nno cause for aches and groans<\/p>\n
If some secret keystroke sequence
\ncould reboot this life I live
\nI’d optimize for memories
\nctrl + alt + delete, forgive<\/p>\n
If I could rub a genie’s lamp
\nand have my wishes manifest
\nI’d wish not just for MY happiness,
\nbut that others, too, are blessed!<\/p>\n
Wouldn’t it be nice to have such a magic wand, a powerful mantra, a time machine or secret potion or magic lamp? Well, the truth is, you already do! It’s your own courage, discipline combined with the magical power of goal-setting. Whatever your dreams and wishes may be, you can achieve them with the courage to start, the discipline to persist and the secret power of writing down your goals every day. <\/p>\n
Walt F.J. Goodridge is author of over 24 books on a variety of subjects. He conducts writer workshops here on Saipan, Tinian and Guam to help others pursue and profit from their writing passion.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If I could wave a magic wand and have my world transform anew Oh, what…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-316335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-guam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}