Did you know it’s the 85th anniversary for The Wizard of Oz?
Since I met my wife and her daughter at age four, it’s been a known and respected film for the three of us. Especially for our child, who was enamored by Glenda, the witch of the North , loved Toto, and dressed up as Dorothy numerous times for Halloween. It brings thoughts of time, the reminder of grays on my beard, wrinkles around my eyes and the young adult I’m watching grow.
We enjoyed a wonderful trip to the XD theater available at our local Cinemark theater and embellished with delicious theatre treats and meals.
I likely overstepped and bought more than should have been but the complaints were joyous and more observations of reverie than anything else. Of course we were being cascaded by the familiar and near homely touches of what’s brought us together since our beginning. The four of us, my wife, myself, and our two children engorged themselves on popcorn, candies, tenders, fries and slurpees.
While enjoying the festivities of the 85the anniversary we sang and cherished the grace of Dorothy, the humor of the three, the Tinman, the Scarecrow, and the Lion. We chuckled at the jokes though repeated and known, on the enormous screen, we were all transported to the time of then, embracing the lapse of time and the knowing that we were time traveling in a sense of the excitement, the exuberance of energy and laughter that could be felt hanging in the air. We all gazed at the brightness, smiled and cheered with the Oz festivities and the Changing colors of the horse, the operatics of the Lion, and those damn ruby slippers.
What made it worth of life was the being present and embracing every breath, being able to shine with my family and be proud, happy if for a moment. And that moment sits in deep, resolute and rings.
A good day. A worthy day. And I think of what I’ve written, if I could make one person’s life worth that glee, then knowing this brings me a wonderful joy of light and how we can be that, we can bring light and be light.
I will be light.
Goodnight and Good morning, good morning and Goodnight. Enjoy and may light fin it’s way to your heart today and the next and on.
Nosce Te Ipsum
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