The Journey From
Impossible to Inevitable
by Tara Sage Steeves
What makes a dream distinct
When asked “What’s your dream?” An internal voice may be
from a fantasy and the ‘possible’
many will shy away from answering saying: “Oh, be realistic.” “That’s
distinct from the ‘impossible’? As
or give a conservative reply. Dreams impossible.” “You’ll never succeed.”
you approach the starting line for
are often considered a private “Be reasonable.” “Don’t set your
any dream, it’s important to explore
subject, sometimes even kept sights too high.” “Don’t rock the
these distinctions.
under lock and key. It takes bravery boat.” “Things are good enough.”
to dream out loud, as many would And of course, the doubts and
The Impossible Dream
sooner share their worst fear before opinions of others may influence
The Wright Brothers, Thomas
they share what they dream of! our own – especially if we’re feeling
Edison, the first folks to set out
Astounding, isn’t it? unsure.
towards space travel or to prove
that the Earth was round, are just a
At some point, everyone who Consider the amount of energy you
few examples of people who were
verbalizes a dream must confront are spending on fearful resignation,
surely thought by some to be “living
concerns that it is too big, too small, and on validating why something
in a fantasy world,” only later to
or too silly. Showing up at the won’t work or can’t happen. Too
be revered as some of the world’s
starting line with your dreams can often, dreams are mistaken for
greatest innovators.
feel like the riskiest part, and for this fantasies. Imagine...what might
reason alone, many don’t even let happen if you were to redirect that
What’s your impossible dream?
themselves begin! energy toward the creation of what
What do you currently believe to
you want?
be out of your reach? This is your
invitation to consider that it may be
more possible than you think. While
we can’t all be world-renowned
inventors, we can (and do!) invent
and create in every moment, and
dreams most certainly can come
true.
24
Fall 2009
aspiremag.net
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