Dreams...

You know as a kid, I used to sing that song…’Happiness is…two kinds of ice cream…finding a skate key…’ It made me happy to sing it and made some of those gloomy childhood days seem like I could float on a cloud of cotton candy if I wanted to!

Those days seemed to be filled with the paradigm shift of what society had determined were radical free thinkers…who wanted to make the “American Dream” available to ALL who wished to reach out and grab that brass ring! I had always been a bit of a dreamer and cry every time I hear that speech made by Martin Luther King…’I had a dream…’

We all have dreams, but what happens to them? I know for me, as a child, I had been indoctrinated into believing that happiness was elusive. I remember going to special event at our church where we were shown a film entitled ‘Man’s Search for Happiness.’ That raised a lot of questions for me. Why isn’t man already happy? I had wondered. What is the problem?

Well as I grew up, that title of the film stuck with me like a barnacle on a sunken ship. It seemed like the lofty dreams I had as a child had sunk with the realization that we are stuck like rats on a treadmill, just running and running and chasing after something, but we never can get there.

I have always longed to make a difference. I have always felt a higher calling to NOT have a traditional day job and to be of service to others. I have wanted to implement programs of art and culture to children who do not have the opportunity to see their dreams come true in THIS current society. Where elitism is the key to opportunity. If you have means, then by all means, the doors will be opened! But THAT is NOT FAIR!

I have always thought,there is enough for all. Our world is capable of surviving and sustaining and it shouldn’t be a RAT RACE. Who decided this was the way we all have to live to achieve our dreams? Well, I am closing in on that 50 yard line…and I don’t want to lose sight of any of my dreams …even those childhood dreams going unfulfilled.

I want be a able to facilitate art, music, drama, and culture programs to young people with the desire to see their dreams fulfilled…without it being elitist! I would like to see our educational system take a hard look at what it is teaching/indoctrinating into our youth. I think for the sake of our children, and the sustainability of our future and future generations, a definite shift needs to take place, where children reach out and see hope. Where they reach out and they can see a future where they can make a difference in achieiving their dream. THAT is MY DREAM! That is what makes me happy…that and two kinds of ice cream!

I look forward to taking that EXIT–Stage left…from my job…and start to live my dream!

Sandi