Chaplain (Col.) Shon Neyland, Pacific Air Forces command chaplain is writing a series commentaries and staring in videos about the importance of resilience in your life. In this season of change and transition with new PACAF leadership, it is natural to think about what was and what is to come. We welcome a fresh vision and mission vector that is complete with an examination of who we are as a command and what we bring to the readiness spectrum in our day-to-day lives often causes us to examine our personal lives as well. Perhaps we dream of what can change in our lives or what can become better. Some may think about reaching the next level in their careers; maybe we dream about what’s the next step after the military or our civilian government employment. In the end, as Secretary Colin Powell stated, a dream doesn’t become reality through magic or waving a wand with smoke and mirrors, it takes “sweat, determination, and hard work. More