it is no secret that i am more often a pessimist than i am an optimist, and more often than not when I think of my own dreams I get caught up in my own net of "but" thoughts, putting realism in between me and my visions, taking me farther and farther away.
my dreams range from the fairly simple (like going to a really expensive restaurant), to whimsical (like being taken out on the date of my life), to incredible long shots (like graduate studies in a really good university), but for the most part, they have all been within the realm of possibility.
today, I read an article about "real life" superheroes, and it gave me a different perspective about dreaming and making your dreams come true. these people dreamed of becoming actual superheroes, and impossible though that may sound they never let pessimism or even frivolity get in the way of becoming what they dream. and so they run around in New York city donned in suits and masks and capes and do the work that superheroes do, in their own little way. They don't have superhuman powers, to be sure, but what they do have is superhuman will to do what they dream of doing, no matter what it takes.
and all of a sudden, my dreams don't seem so impossible, because if anybody can be a superhero without being carted off into the looney bin, then I can at least try to believe that I can achieve my dreams.
the full story about real life superheroes is here.
dream away!
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