Screw It, Go Big Anyway

OR! Be Careful What You Wish For

My mother used to tell me:
"Be careful what you wish for—it might just come true."

She said it so often, I started to believe that dreaming was dangerous. Like if I dared to want something big, I’d be punished for it.

Of course, she didn’t mean harm. She loved me in her own way. But she simply couldn’t fathom life beyond what she and my dad had built.

Then,…