Reaching for a dream

On balance, having a dream to strive for is better than having nothing. Of course, realistic dreams are even better (though whoever determined going to the moon wasn't realistic never met Neil Armstrong). In the end, it only matters if you believe it's possible. Who's to tell you that you're wrong? Either prove them wrong, or beat the dream into pieces and build on the fragments. Shattered dreams are every bit as worthwhile as successful ones, perhaps more so because failure teaches far more about your abilities than success. Fight for your dream. Fight with every breath you have and every ounce of strength you possess. Nobody is a failure if they keep striving. You only fail once you stop and give up!

The great Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of Britain, gives incredible counsel with this, "Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." We all face times of testing--when it seems the whole world is focused on destroying every dream of ours and reducing us to smoking ash. My dad once told me that great tribulation reveals the truth about yourself. How easily do you give up on your dreams? I hope you don't. Life is too short to waste it on pity and slouching around. Get up and chase after whatever you set your sights on.

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I think there's never enough hope and dreaming. I fully believe that when we chase after our dreams, we make the world a better place. We become optimists and don't accept defeat or setbacks. Maybe it's not the only answer to lost hope, but everyone benefits from having people around going after what seems impossible. Dreamers lift up and challenge us, prod us to do better, and get us going when we're down.

So, find your dream and chase it! See what happens next!

- M