It’s funny how easy something can be once it comes to one’s attention. Doing something may not be easy, but it sure is a lot easier when one uses his or her mind. When one comes to the conclusion that something he or she did went wrong, it’s a lot easier to fix a mistake. Realizing something might take a clear mind, but its positive effect can get more done.

The other day I wrote a post about not revising. Sure, I had thought about it, but reading what I said really put me in the mood to change myself for the better. That post along with an email to a good internet friend readied me to revise. I did procrastinate on that thought for a few days, but I’ve been revising the past week. I can’t say that my revisions are definite improvements, though I think they are.

My skill in revision will improve as does my writing skill in general. I do cut out most of the words, but conciseness is necessary for my dwindling attention span. I certainly hope I don’t cut the essence out of the poem, but as I said I’ll improve on revising. Plus, I can always go back to a first draft, if I need to.

A couple of nights ago, I thought of keeping a dream journal. I always thought about it, but I never got around to it, because I very rarely remember my dreams and when I do they’re usually about something I want to forget. Not nightmares, just stuff that happens to be too good to be true that sends me in a spiral of depression when I wake.

So, I put my tiny red moleskin journal on the coffee table next to my futon and decided I’d remember some dreams. I ended up waking at 6 am, I wrote three dreams I had and then went back to sleep. I got back up at 8 or so and scribbled another one. Last night didn’t provide me with very many, but I did get one. Just thinking about remembering my dreams has caused me to remember them more frequently.

I guess Doctor Emmett Brown was correct in saying “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.”