Monday; October 10
The last few years haven’t been kind to Christopher Columbus. For centuries, the Italian explorer armed with Spanish funding was a hero and an example of what can be done when you put your mind to accomplish something. Now, as society debates his place in history, I would like to revisit the idea of dreaming big. It is so easy to just accept the status quo. It is very comfortable to settle into our routine and become contented with the way things are. Even people who are dissatisfied with modern circumstances can be overwhelmed by what it would take to correct the course – and even if they can dream, they have an issue with being motivated to do what it would take to make a substantial change. Columbus – for good or for bad – was willing to see what was possible and put a plan into action. Is there something you feel compelled to do? Is there something you’d like to see changed? What are you doing about it? We don’t get participation points for just thinking about it, to mak