"Think left and think right and think low and think high.
Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!"
~ Dr. Seuss
Being a practical, down-to-earth, linear thinking type, I am in awe of those artists, writers, musicians, architects, inventors, scientists, and other creative types who let their imaginations soar~those who draw from a deep well of creativity and bring into form something brand new that has never existed before.
Today I am appreciating one of our greatest 'imagineers', Walt Disney, an amazing man who was divinely inspired and committed to bringing his dreams into manifestation. Nothing deterred him from pursuing his creative visions. People in the movie industry thought he was crazy when he proposed making a full length animated film in the 1930s. Who would sit through a two hour cartoon? they protested.
He was determined to create an animated film of the highest quality, and so he set about experimenting with new technology, training artists and technicians in refining the art of painting cells, and ventured into uncharted territory in a financially risky endeavor. Of course the film turned out to be a huge success. The premiere of Snow White in 1937 was attended by the Hollywood elite. The film went on to win an Oscar, and film critics voted it 1938's Best Film. Disney broke new ground and set standards that filmmakers aspire to today.
It boggles the mind how one man could accomplish so much in one lifetime! Numerous award winning classic films and television shows, and of course the creation of "the happiest place on earth"~Disneyland! Again, people thought he was crazy to develop a theme park in the middle of orange groves in southern California. There's nothing there! they said. Who will travel all this way? But he had a clear vision of what he wanted to create and held to it.
What a miracle is the capacity to imagine, to envision, to dream! Today I celebrate with gratitude the world of imagination. May we each find our own spark of divine inspiration and commit to bringing it forth into the world.
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