Cool, that's keeping it in perspective...I do this because I love the creative process, that I can create something pleasing to the ears in just a little bit, well it's something I enjoy very much...and having the time to do it is a certain level of success to me, I'm doing what I want to be doing...being in pursuit of the highest level of expertise is something my father engrained in me early on, if I ever achieve commercial success with my writing I will surely have to give him some credit, for now, I am enjoying being a good writer that someday hopes to be great because I will have reached that higher level and with it will come the freedom to have even more time to spend with my family and in the creative process I love...Thanks for the post...Moker