I absolutley LOVE that man. If you’ve never listened to that version, DO IT NOW.
It’s okay, I’ll wait. 
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I grew up with Wizard of Oz like a regular kid grows up with Barney or crayons. It was a necessity in my home.
After all, it is my mom’s all-time favorite movie….
Only one thing can stem from watching it a hundred million times over the years: lots of kooky family inside jokes that refer to the movie like: “A storm’s brewin up a whopper!” whenever rain is coming or laughter at stuff that looks like the Wicked Witch of the East’s creepy socked shrivelly feet. Don’t be surprised if you catch one of us randomly bursting out in song either. Heck we even have a board game dedicated to the movie.
scariest part of the movie to me as a kid fo sho haha
Hearing this song not only brings back some amazing childhood memories, but it makes me wonder what my ideal, “over the rainow” world would look like…maybe you can guess what I wished for yesterday on 11/11/11
Hmm…
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Everyone would have enough food and water.
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The need to get everything done this very minute would vanish and people would learn to relax.
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“Stopping to smell the roses” would be mandatory criteria on any resume.
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The extremely rich would freely give up their excess money to the needy.
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Children, parents, brothers, sisters, or anyone for that matter, would never go to sleep crying.
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Beautiful art would be appreciated.
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Cancer would be ancient history, only spoken of in textbooks.
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War would be non-existant.
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Love would fill the hearts of every human being.
Do you ever catch yourself wondering what the world would be like if it was different?
Honestly, I try not to dwell too long on the alternative because it makes me sad and a bit disappointed in the corruption we currently face. As a Christian, I’m stoked for the day Christ returns to transform this world into a beautiful, peaceful place. 
As the year nears its end, I find myself wondering what 2012 holds for us.
I guess we’ll just have to be ready for the ride and keep on daring to dream for a happier, healthier planet.
What would your perfect world look like? If I may ask, what did you wish for on 11/11/11? (you don’t have to share if you don’t want to heehee)
Just read your blog for the first time, I always see you commenting on my daughters (Brittany @spoonfulpb) and think you are so adorable and funny. This was a wonderful post, I love that song, and just having been to Hawaii this past summer for the first time ( I know, lucky me,lol), I envy their relaxed way of life there. I love your perfect world, and I think if everyone had your outlook, that would be my perfect world. All you girls are so inspiring and so beyond your years.
Aww thanks so much!! Brittany’s blog is one of my all time favorites, she’s such an inspiration to me and I’m so glad to call her my friend!
hey girl!!! omg i havent read ure blog in forever! loving the new layout! its so classy and easy-going and fun, just like ure personality!
i really admire ure consideration and sympathy for the bigger problems out there. i missed the 11: 11 mark twice, but if i didn’t i would’ve wished for something that would affect just my personal life, yea i know im kinda selfish
about ure chem test, don’t worry too much
nothing u can do about it, cept study harder for the next one! i had one on the same day u did too and im definitely not feeling so good about it. chem is my worst subjectt 
Um, best song ever? Yes.
Love the wish about art and cancer
You rock Alex! I’d wish for the same thing!
I love this version! The one on my iPod cuts off half way through, I’ll have to download it again, it’s beautiful.
I didn’t realise you’re supposed to wish on 11/11/11! I’d just wish for all-round health and happiness I think
i wished for stuff that effects me longterm and my future–not stuff now, or anything about boys by any means. blechh they are ttoally not my biggest concern at the moment!
I used to be so afraid of The Wizard of Oz! How strange, right?! I love this post… all of your wishes are selfless and for the better of everyone. You are awesome
II love the eating wishes
I am back from surgery 
I have this version on my ipod!
A perfect world would be one with no wars or poverty. I wish that everyone had the same opportunities in life
left something for you on my blog:)
Lovely post- great idea!
I think components of my perfect world would include (but not be limited to): eradication of poverty & the treatable diseases connected to it (malaria, etc), happiness, government transparency & cooperation, a cure for cancer (especially breast & brain), destruction of fast food empires & corporate food systems and gardens for everyone.
Ooh love the fast food one, that’s so true!
I love that song- its my moms favorite too!
So I try not to think about it. &I was a total weirdo and didn’t make a wish yesterday! I was in the circus at 11:11 in the morning so I didn’t know it passed, and I was SO passed out by 11:11 at night!
This is a great post though. I try not to dwell on what the world should be because then it just makes me thing everything sucks and I’m all depressed.
Hope you’re having a great weekend!
i also love that version. so beautiful!
Totally love that song!
Great post!
Aww I love this post!! You are such a good person. I didn’t wish on 11/11/11.. I missed it in the morning and was too tired to stay up at night! Hopefully I was having a good dream at the time and it will come true. I always wonder what it would be like if the world was different. Even the littlest things, like yesterday I was thinking about how if trees were orange and red and brown all the time, we’d probably get all excited for the short time they turned green!
Whoa man I never thought of that!
I wish EVERYONE wished for those wishes! Then the world would really be a better place. And hey, I think if you can change at least one person’s life for the better, you’ve done a good job
My perfect world would definitely look like that – and with lots more trees and plants and not so much pollution yay!
Oh, and Hi by the way – we have a lot of blogger friends in common so I thought we should be blogger friends too!
Your wishes for the world are awesome! Imagine if they all came true, that would be the best thing ever!
I can’t tell you what I really wished for yesterday but I wish I’d wished for fewer papers and tests haha
I love your wishes, they are so selfless!
I love that version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. I must admit, it’s on my marathon playlist for tomorrow!
Love how selfless your wishes are, girl! That’s definitely a world I would love to live in. In a perfect world, we would never wake up feeling tired
The things you wished for really would make a perfect world! If no one went to sleep crying then everyone would be more or less happy, which would make a huge difference to everyone else! Whenever my family went to my grandparents house we would watch the wizard of Oz, so I always think of my grandparents when I think about the movie
That’s so funny – MY mom is obsessed with the Wizard of Oz too so it was a big part of my childhood as well!
I even used to tell kids on the playground that my name was Dorothy lol!
In my perfect world, everyone would be able to go to sleep at night with a full belly!
Whoa! We must be separated at birth haha
Hmmm.. good question! In my perfect world, women would get paid as much as men, people could marry whomever they wanted, parents would take care of their children and not neglect them, and rude people would just keep their dang mouths shut!
Love it!
What a lovely post m’dear
I can’t tell you my wish because it won’t come true! 
But I will tell you that it has something to do with Thursday’s post
Of course, the underlying message in all my wishes is to somehow “be happy” so that seems to be the goal
In my perfect world, the economy would be good all of the time. Those that needed jobs would have them. Everyone would have good food in their fridge and fuzzy blankets on their beds.
Beautiful!
i always wish for the same thing: to be happy. i realize more and more that i have the power to make my own wishes come true!
Amen sista!