Dare to Dream

We hear this mantra from time to time and yet, it still seems to be a relevant saying. Why? I have a few thoughts on this.
First of all, dreaming of what might be possible encourages us to use that gray matter between our ears for more than a place to hold the lyrics of the latest pop song. Dreaming takes us beyond the known and accepted to dare to ask "What if?" and "Why can't we...?" It stirs the creative juices that reside within us, a gift from our creator who knows what is possible. It is because of dreams that we have many, if not all of the advances that we have today.
Dreaming caused a young boy to ask, "Why can't we break free of gravity and reach outer space?" That young man was Robert Goddard who went on to be pivotal in the creation of the rockets that finally broke the barrier to reach outer space.
In like fashion, two brothers in North Carolina (my home state) looked at birds in flight and asked, "Why can't we develop a machine that will allow man to fly through the air?" Wilbur and Orville Wright went on to do just that.
The point, if there must be a point to this posting, is that dreams are a vital part of life. If we dare to dream and then put action and persistence to those dreams, miracles happen. We are gifted by the Almighty with the ability to conceive of things not yet in existence. History also tells us that we can make the impossible possible. I challenge you and ask that you challenge others to be bold. Be daring. Dream BIG! Then make it happen.