And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street
Dr. Seuss’s very first book for children is a classic of childhood but it offers us an insight that is still important when you are an adult. From a mere horse and wagon, young Marco concocts a colorful cast of characters, making Mulberry Street the most interesting location in town and proves that a little imagination can go a very long way.
I sometimes think that as adults we forget the power of imagination. To put it another way, Napoleon Hill said, “What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” The power of creative thinking is truly the engine that keeps the world moving. Creativity and imagination can be found in every aspect of life. So by that thinking, we should be giving ourselves time every day to “play”.
We should be letting our imagination run wild and finding ways to embrace our creativity through artistic expression. Another piece to this that I think is really important is taking time to acknowledge and recognize when someone else is being imaginative and creative. When we recognize those things in other people we open ourselves up to experiencing more of that in ourselves.
Some people (I used to be one) truly believe they aren’t creative people. They can’t see their own creativity and they feel they lack imagination. In Dr. Seuss’s book it starts out, “All the long way to school and all the way back, I’ve looked and I’ve looked and I’ve kept careful track. But all that I’ve noticed except my own feet was a horse and a wagon on Mulberry Street….” And there it is…when we feel or notice a lack in our lives we can start right where we are and begin building a whole new world from our inner creativity just like Marco did in the story. A world that can become real if we work toward those dreams.
At Premier Event Connection we are blessed because we get to be creative every day. We get to play and have fun and embrace the gifts that come from trusting in our own imagination. Try it – we promise you will like it!
As the song sung by John Lennon says, “you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.”
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