"...so many things are possible so long as you don't know they're impossible."

Recently I took a journey through a phantom tollbooth with a little boy named Milp. I met friends Tock & Humbug. With these new found friends we traveled through unknown lands. Starting at the Kingdom of Wisdom, we saw the cites Dictionopolis and Digitopolis. These two cities were ruled by brothers both believing their land was greater than the other and who had banished their sisters Rhyme and Reason, resulting in disorder throughout the lands. Many magical and unusual occurrences were had. One of my favorites being when Chroma the Great conducted his orchestra of colors. We knew our goal must be to bring the sisters back to the land when more and more we saw the un-right state of these two towns. Making our way through the Mountains of Ignorance, many demons tried to steal our motive and distract us from our purpose. One in particular struck me as interesting: the Gelatinous Giant. This enormous beast tried so hard to instil fear into us by his great presence. When we talked further with him, however, we learned that he was the one who feared- he feared change. Finally, after many great obstacles, we made it to the Castle in the Air to recover the sisters. On our return there was much rejoicing and the kings told us something very important. They said our task was an impossible one and no one else would have even dared to accomplish it. Yet, "...so many things are possible so long as you don't know they're impossible."

I found the unassuming tale The Phantom Tollbooth a wonderful, encouraging story of overcoming those things that stand in our way. Being a creative person, it was especially poignant. Being able to name the things that distract and separate them from the things that assist is vital. This book breathes life and speaks truth to the creative process. What a great find!