Is there anything more inspiring and mysterious than the time a man went into space for the first time in history? It happened on April 12th, 1961. Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut was the first human to see our planet from orbit. I can only imagine what an inspiration it was for science fiction writers and filmmakers all over the world.

I think this historical event inspires me today to write science fiction stories for my films. There’s something eternal in searching for the reasons for our existence by experiencing the latest technologies. It moves us to the next levels of thinking and seeing the world. It helps to become better human beings, kinder ones.

Because of space travel, people now have seen Earth from above in high-quality pictures from magazines like National Geographic. Almost everyone in our world has an image of our planet from space in their head. Each time you imagine this peaceful image in your mind, it becomes easier to be a better person. You realize that all the reasons that made you angry and irritated are worthless in comparison with the eternal wisdom of the universe.

Space is still the final frontier. We are a long way from knowing what this world is made of, but we are on our way. It seems like every decade there’s a new mind-blowing technology that pops and blows everyone’s mind. It is also interesting to notice that new technology becomes a regular everyday occurrence. The beautiful part is that it all starts with a crazy idea that many people don’t believe in, and then it turns into a real achievement, which later becomes an everyday thing.

It’s been like that since the beginning of time. We always come up with newer, better, smarter, faster ways of doing things. Creativity goes hand in hand with progress. If Sergei Korolev, the chief engineer of the spaceship Vostok-1, the one that sent Gagarin into space, wasn’t creative, the rocket wouldn’t exist. First, it was an idea in his head, which then with hard work turned into a real spaceship. Isn’t it incredible? You can do that too.

What thoughts are you having as you read this article? Pick any of them and turn it into something tangible. Write a story, make a film, or perhaps design the next rocket that could send safely the first man to Mars. The limit is your imagination. Remember, if you can imagine something, it means that it is possible to create it. Our minds won’t give us ideas that are impossible to make real.

To help you with connecting to your creative self, you can check out my book Vitamin C for a Soul. Each chapter ends with an exercise that allows you to connect to your true creative self, and everyone’s true self is a creative one. Let’s build our creative spaceships and send our first men and women into space so that we set the new standards of what the human mind is capable of. Good luck! I believe in you.