Barbara Sher's Wishcraft

When I have a moment, I'll comment on how amazing our 24-hour Global Grassroots (thanks, @adultorphan) Twitter Idea Party was. (I'm still catching up to the rest of my life. Oh, and there's another one going on right now, because it's TWIP Thursday! (Twitter Idea Party to you.)

I just wanted to tell some great #DreamLaunch es that happened at Idea Parties in the past. Like the one I ran in Greenville, N.C. maybe 15 years ago.

I had gotten to that point halfway through the workshop, after the one break, where I make believers out of everyone by letting the audience pull miracles out of their hats.

"We can solve anything, launch any dream, with the people in this room, right now. Give me your impossible dream. The only requirement is that you are sincere and really want it."

A woman raised her hand, stood and said, "I want to dance with Patrick Swayze."

There was some laughter and a few voices that murmured, "You and every other woman in the world."

Then a woman a few chairs to the dreamer's left stood up, raised her hand, and when I called on her, she said the following:

"Patrick Swayze's mother has a resort about 30 miles from here. He visits often. I work there. I have danced with Patrick Swayze. He's coming on Wednesday. If you'd like me to take you there, I'd be happy to."

The dreamer's (and everyone else's) mouth fell open, and then the noise filled the room: laughter, cheers, and "Wow! Good for you!" and "Can I come, too?"

And they were believers. (If I hadn't been on a workshop tour, leaving that night, I'd have stood in line with the rest of them. Oh my.)

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