faith in "make believe" dreams, I stopped believing that anything was possible. This was when the straw broke and doubt took up residence in my heart. As adults we make conscious efforts not to dash the zeal and exuberance of children as they experience all of the "firsts".  As parents it is our duty to protect the children from the harshness of this so-called reality. But who's reality are we really protecting?  The truth of the matter is this: somewhere along the line when we crossed the line from optimist to skeptic, we abandoned what was once very much our reality. What's worse is we stopped having "firsts".  We have a lot to learn from our kids. We need to approach the adults in our life with the same unbridled enthusiasm for what may be rather than the adult who thinks they know how the story ends. Here's the challenge, as our kids venture off to their first day of school. We, the adults need to make a list of firsts, we need to start writing a new story. Start simple: I Janice Taylor will make my first pie. I Janice Taylor will buy my first lottery ticket (yes never bought one). I Janice Taylor will raise my first investment for JBF.  Now you try...it's quite simple. The goals will get bigger and better the more you try. Make the list with your kids and set some new ones with them. They too will add things to their list of