Have you ever had a dream, a desire or a wish that seemed crazy or impossible? Well you are not alone…. Every great achievement was once impossible until someone set a goal to make it a reality. Lewis Carroll's famous masterpiece Through the Looking Glass contains a story that exemplifies the need to dream the impossible dream. There is a conversation between Alice and the queen, which goes like this: "I can't believe that!" said Alice. "Can't you?" the queen said in a pitying tone. "Try again, draw a long breath, and shut your eyes." Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the queen. "When I wa

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in Santa Cruz, Ca. I would love going to the yacht harbor and see all the boats – they were so pretty and I always dreamed of having one. It always surprised me how many boats there were there at the dock that never seemed to leave, it was as if they never got a chance to get out to the open sea. I have seen a quote that says, “boats were made for sailing, not to stay in the safety of the harbor”. Very true statement. I think we can be the same. We work so hard on ourselves, perfecting our “imperfections” and getting our selves ready….yet we never really let go and get out there. We read more books We take more classes We create more to do lists…..

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night. "Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked. The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town. "All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But I can't send a nice couple like you out in the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It's not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night."