I’ve always loved the analogy of chasing a dream being like sailing.
You chart a course, set sail and head toward your dream. You have to work your butt off to adjust the sails, steer the boat and fight the wind and the current. If you know what you’re doing, that same wind and current can aid you in your journey. Otherwise, it will tear your ship apart. You’re faced with storms along the way. Sure, they could sink you. So could the rocks and shoals. But patience, hard work and planning help you survive. So does faith. You constantly course correct. You check your compass, GPS, charts and even the North Star against your charts. If you sail the initial direction you set out on, you’ll end up somewhere else. Getting knocked off course isn’t the end of the world. Staying off course is.
You can talk about sailing or you can do it. Just like you can talk about your dream or you can make it come true. It’s hard work and at times perilous. Like Christopher Columbus’ crew, you will get discouraged when there is nothing on the horizon. That’s where faith comes in. Faith in your plan. Faith in your dream. But you keep going, plowing through your doubts. And when you sail into your dream’s port, there is no greater satisfaction around.
Dare to dream. Dare to set sail. Dare to live.