I understand the desire to escape.

Aside from our love of our Higher Power, as a collective society, there is a degree of escapism and avoidance of the mundane that is externally focused and which has the potential to propel us to go above and beyond in our radical thinking and risk taking.

As a result of exorcising the boredom and staleness of our humdrum lives, there can also be newfound hope as we work together to help our beloved becomes the next big thing, wins the title, changes the world …

Their mission becomes our mission.

On an individual note, it can even inform our next project or literally save us from the feelings of despair and defeat in thinking we are alone in this big ole world.

Without going into too much detail here (just Google Vino Alan), let;s just say that following his journey on this popular reality show led to fan-atical immersion in the social phenom: at the time, tweeting, creating outrageous hashtags, obsessively checking in to our social groups and experiencing a feeling of connectedness with other fans, rapid-fire virtual voting was all completely new to me.

In my case, it motivated me to find a professional opportunity to meet him and photograph him at his show in Rolla, Missouri after the X Factor season!

There are similar stories to be told about our routine interventions in this world, whether externally focused or shared through divine reasoning and the grace of God.

Do you have a fan story that changed your mental scene or helped someone break through to the other side?