JR Ridinger said we will only ever become as big as our dreams, so dream big. Even if we don’t achieve the ultimate goal, if we are constantly striving in the direction of our dreams and taking action, we will certainly end up closer than we would have been if we sat with the belief that we weren’t capable.  Eleanor Roosevelt had the same sentiment when she said, “Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.”  In the discussions we’ve had about limitation and perceptions and reconciliation, I think we need to remember the main issue with limitation is that our goals become limited if we operate from those limited perceptions and beliefs.  Some people are gifted with seeing the expansiveness of the universe from the start.  They treat the world as a playground, a creative outlet that can become whatever they want it to.  There are others who are taught they have to live within the box and that stepping outside the box is dangerous. That takes some work to change.

As I’ve been shifting to some works of fiction to give my mind a break, I think I’ve realized how important it is to keep the imagination going.  When we stick ourselves to one routine, we cut out every other possibility there is.  Some routines are necessary, but if we aren’t careful, soon that routine becomes a rut.  The mind is meant to create, it tells us stories all the time including stories about what we can and cannot accomplish.  We have every opportunity to turn any story into a reality so we have to watch what we tell ourselves.  JR had an enormous vision for people in this world and he whole-heartedly believed in it.  He believed everyone could be expansive, that they could take control of their own destiny and they could make their lives be anything they wanted.  His goal was to set people free by showing them how to better use their mind and see their possibilities—and most importantly to take action on them.  We are capable of achieving amazing heights and it’s important to keep our eyes open toward them.  The purpose of reality is only to show us the gap we need to close, not to show us where we have to stop.