Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more.

"Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high,

There's a land that I heard of

Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow

Skies are blue,

And the dreams that you dare to dream

Really do come true."

Everyday someone reading "Snap.Shot" thinks or dreams about what would "life be somewhere over the rainbow?" If not, I do. It's part of my nature of wondering what's ahead.

It's not like I don't appreciate what's happening in the moment, or  has happened in the past, I just like to anticipate and dream about the future. Sue me, I do it and will likely continue. Dreaming about the future usually puts me in a very creative space; one where I can let loose and think. I love to think; some of my counterparts and friends think I am weird—I have news for them, I am!

When I was much, much younger, the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" would be on "regular" TV at least once a year. The times I remember usually occurred on a Sunday night on the Walt Disney show; we're talking decades before cable and the Disney channel. On those "once a year" nights, we would usually gather around the TV and travel to Kansas and the land of Oz— like we had never seen the movie before. One of our neighbors, the Shapiro's, were there at least a few times—these memories are obviously deep inside my past.

Dreaming is very healthy. It's an optimistic way of transforming a real-time crappy moment into hope and a happier feeling. Recently, it's been challenging, but every day it's gotten better. The last two weeks have been a blur, but around Wednesday of this week I found the spark making every attempt to re-ignite. It's registering a lot more heat—I am very happy it's working its way back. 

Today I have a meeting, and of course I can't discuss the dynamics, but the optimism and hope is bursting. There is a lot of convincing to do on my part, but the strategy and content is solid. Most important, it's a very cool program. Let's hope others think so. What's most important for me, it's my world of course, is how it came together. The surprises found in the information discovered as I ventured around Google and other web sites. It was as if someone was suggesting I go here, then go there, and end up with the answers. Mystical? Nope, it's just finding the path. 

The photo above was taken at the "Eyes on Lisle" Fair that occurs each summer around the 4th of July. This was our second time we attended—the balloons are colorful, alive, and huge! Yes I am a believer in fate, love, and all of the emotions that surround us in life. There are going to be rough times but on the flip side, ones that make you happy and alive—perhaps it's spring or just an outlook change, but somewhere over the rainbow, lies for those who "dare to dream" the chance for them to come true.

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