Magic of Believing

Last week we talked about your magic genie.  We talked about having anything you want.  All you had to do - was know what you want.  To dream again.  

How many of you made your list?  I made mine and I have to tell you - some amazing things happened this last week.   So if you haven't made your list - what stopped you?  Afraid you might not get what you asked for?  Afraid you will?  It's just a piece of paper.  What's the worst that could happen?  You actually acheive your dreams?

J Mac had a dream.  To play basketball.  And in his very last year of High School, in the very last home game of the season, HIS very last home game as a Senior, in the very last quarter of the game, in the very last 4 minutes of the game - his dream came true.  This bright 17 yr old got his shot.  And he took it.  So what - his first attempt was a failure.  An air ball.  Did he go sit down on the bench feeling sorry for himself?  Well - that was my chance and I blew it?  NO!  He tried again.   And what happened?  This team manager, who had never played a varsity basketball game in his life, scored more points than anyone else on the team.  20 points in 4 minutes.  

Did I mention J Mac was Autistic?  

Dream your dream.  We used to all have dreams when we were kids.  We dreamed of being astronauts, or firemen.  We dreamed of being superheroes saving the day.  We used our imaginations, we played make-believe, we dreamed.  And didn't there seem to be a little more - let's say "magic" in our lives when we were kids?  Coincidence?  

Who taught us to stop dreaming?  Who taught us to "get realistic"?  "Get our head out of the clouds?", "Welcome to the real world".  Our parents?  Our teachers?  Why?  Because what we dream is impossible?  Did J Mac think it was impossible?

We used to think it was impossible to climb Mt Everest.  Hundreds of people died trying.  Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide successfully reached the peak in 1953.  And afterwards, now that it was proven possible, 2700 others have climbed it as well.  

We used to think it was impossible to run a mile in less than 4 minutes.  It was scientifically proven the body was not capable.  In 1954, Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3 minutes, 59 seconds.  

We used to think it was impossible to fly.  But a couple of brothers, bicycle mechanics of all things, had a dream.  People laughed.  They joked.  They ribbed.  They watched failure after failure.  What a couple of idiots.  On December 17, 1903  they proved us wrong.  

Shall I go on?

Have you made your list yet?  

What's stopping you?

Dream big.  Take your shot.   Tell your story.