The Future Belongs to You

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Of our finest fantasies, Rev. Jesse Jackson said, โ€œDream big dreams! Others may deprive you of your material wealth and cheat you in a thousand ways, but no man can deprive you of the control and use of your imagination. Men may deal with you unfairly, as men often do; they may deprive you of your liberty; but they cannot take from you the privilege of using your imagination. In your imagination you always win!โ€

Anthony Herrera said, โ€œThe best helper is a dream of what your life will be.โ€

Rand Bennett added, โ€œMake time for the things you love, the things you are passionate about, the things that you dream of.โ€

ThriveYard describes a big dream as, โ€œa bold vision of the future, a vision that both scares and excites you at the same time. It brings out your passion, imagination, creativity and a willingness to take and embrace risk.โ€

Hereโ€™s David Khalilโ€™s big, beautiful dream, “My goal in life became about accumulating wealth for myself in order to give it away. I had to increase my talents and capacity to achieve greater dreams and goals.”

Here areย 33 Ways to Help Beautiful Dreams Come True. which include writing your personal โ€˜I have a dreamโ€™ statement.

What is your big, beautiful dream?

After finishing Succeed and Soar’sย Albert Einstein wisdoms series, I wanted a womanโ€™s wise words. Iโ€™ve always been inspired by this postโ€™s featured quote and love closing with more encouragement from Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady who saw the United States through World War II, diplomat and human rights activist,

The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.

Onward & Upward!

Sandra Gould Ford
Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire.

Celebrate!

June 27:ย ย National Bingo Dayย  Bingo began in Italy in 1530 as a lottery. This fun way to make friends and, maybe, some money finally reached the United States 400 years. Enjoy a game or two.ย History of bingo.

Also, June 27: National Sunglasses Dayย  While this event exists to remind about protecting our eyes from the sunโ€™s ultraviolet rays, National Sunglasses Day is also a chance to look really cool while staying safe.

July 1st:ย International Joke Dayย  Jokes are written or spoken words that make people smile or laugh.ย  To be armed and dangerous with jokes,ย here are over 100, which include:ย  What do you call a pig that does karate?ย A pork chop.

July 2nd:ย World UFO Dayย exists to explore the possibilities that extra-terrestrial life may be visiting earth.ย  While the History Channelโ€™sย Ancient Aliensย Series provides lots of a persuasive info, a Pentagon Task Force has just issuedย a report on what it calls UAPs, Unidentified Aerial Phenomenonย  So, July 2ndย looks like a great time to watch and discuss the original, 1950s movieย The Day The Earth Stood Stillย orย Independence Day, Close Encounters of The Third Kindย orย War of The Worlds.

Eleanor’s Insights Collection

Succeed and Soarโ€™s โ€œEleanorโ€™s Insightsโ€ series is illustrated with my photographs of โ€˜wild places,โ€™ with no signs of people, except this debut image.ย  Can you see me?

This week’s photograph was taken while exploring Utahโ€™s amazing Canyonlands. As I looked for images to accompany Eleanor Rooseveltโ€™s words, this picture with desert and barren mountains meeting vast sky was ideal, even though โ€“oops! — the sun slipped the shadow of my hands holding the camera into the lower right.

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Sandra Gould Ford

Sandra Gould Ford is an author, educator and former steelworker who presents arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. She belongs to the Authorโ€™s Guild and Science Fiction Writers of America and is a former member of the American Society of Media Photographers. For more information, visit her web site: SandraGouldFord.com.

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