The opportunities available through self-determination are so different from the life that most people with disabilities experience that we need to suspend our current views of reality to begin to see the potential. This is a joyous and exhilarating experience but it is only a start and must be followed by equally revolutionary thinking, commitment and hard work. If we do not move beyond dreaming we accomplish little.
Dreams are private and very personal.
Many dreams are fantasies that we enjoy in part because we do not expect them to come true. When we begin to expect that desires can come true we begin to plan and join with partners to act. Ambitions are more likely to be realized when we are in partnership with others who also share similar ambitions. Ambitious people who are successful are not selfish. They have learned that association with other hard working and dedicated people helps them realize their goals and promote a common good.