Keeping the flame alive

I had some one at work ask me what I wanted to do when I was in college. My immediate answer was that I wanted to be a professional artist. I wanted to spend my days hidden away in a studio drawing, painting, and sculpting with the hopes that someone would pay me to do just that. But here I am, it's been three years sense I graduated. God I hate myself for how much time I waisted when I was in school. I could have done so much, but I procrastinated and lost focus on that goal. It's as if my years in college never happened, as if they are events from another life time, another universe. To say that this does not sadden me would be a complete and total lie. But that does not mean that I am not happy with where I am. I have invested time into starting a family and found a stable career path to follow. I am blessed by the fact that my new career path will allow me to retire as early as 45. I have to remind myself of this fact because it will allow me to pursue any path I wish at that point. I could go into teaching, create a graphic novel, start a business, I can do anything! But until that point I have to keep the flame of creativity burning. Maybe I can foster a sense of creativity in my son. I look foreword to the future and the endless possibilities that it holds.