Dreaming the Impractical

  From the Shining Tribe Tarot this morning was pulled the Eight of Stones (Eight of Pentacles):

A chain around the sun has been broken, allowing the light to shine through.  Beneath it, a horse with rainbow-colored wings stands on a group of stones.  My whole life, I've been told what I cannot do: "You're too short to play basketball."  "You don't have enough talent to be an artist."  "You'll never make enough money to support yourself doing that."  This card speaks to all those naysayers, and tells them with no reservations that sometimes the impossible IS possible.  Many people believed in what seemed impractical - whether it was space travel, finding a cure for polio, or learning a new skill - and turned it into reality.  I know my aspirations will only be made manifest through perseverance and hard work, but I refuse to give up and fall under the spell of the skeptics.

     The animal chosen from the wooden tiles today is the "Bumblebee:"

These big, fuzzy, black and yellow insects are important pollinators for flowers and crops.  There is a bit of urban folklore about bumblebees that tells how scientists proved they couldn't fly.  Because they weigh about a gram and their wing area is only about a square centimeter, they should not be able to generate enough lift at their typical flying speed.  It's a good thing bumblebees didn't listen to these aerodynamic geniuses!  Bee reminds me that not all educated people have common sense, and not all dreamers are ignorant...