Making A PLAN --- for something --- A Year away...

After reading some posts by some of the folks here, I've made the determination that some of us are lacking "SOMETHING".

And I watched my kid...

And I realized that every new day is a surprise to her... And a HOPE that something fun is going to happen the next day... The next hour... the next minute.

I noticed that when we planned something out --- you know... like going to the painting place --- a place where you paint already created ceramics... and drink lotsa mochas or something yummy.... Well - when we planned stuff out --- it was like "here it comes - here it comes --- oh boy oh boy!"

But if nothing was planned out --- I noticed a definite lull in her moods.

I thought... Hmmmmm... how can we apply this simplistic logic to ourselves?

I thought harder as I was replying to someone's comment - about how bad they were feeling post TX... It's like a light bulb came on --- A REALLY FREAKING BRIGHT ONE too! LOL!

I thought -- yanno - we're missing out on something:


HOPE
EXPECTATIONS
DREAMS

Sometimes - after TX - it's like you spent so much time being "down" --- that you forget to look back up again. You get caught in the doldrums of how much things hurt - how much effort it takes to do something that only a few years ago was simple - how much harder it is to think or do simple tasks...

You've forgotten how hard you have fought --- whether you've won or not ---- You've forgotten that DRIVE...  That need to keep plunging on...

Like you're left in Limbo.

And I realized that being in Limbo --- is the LACK OF EXPECTATION.

So - I think it's time to do something about that.

To bring back that expectation --- to bring back dreaming - to bring back hope.

I'm going to plan something...

I dunno what just yet....

But I'm going to make it something special for me... or for me and my family.

It's going to be set for a YEAR AWAY (and since I kinda thought about this near the 4th of July --- I'm going to make it for the 4th of July ----- or thereabouts 2009).

I dunno what it's going to be... It doesn't have to be expensive... Or expansive...

It just has to be planned out --- and brought to fruition.

It could be:

A special trip somewhere...
A special drive down a special highway...
A shopping spree...
A block party for the neighbors...
A renovation of a specific room...
A special garden...

It could be ANYTHING....

But it will bring back some excitement and some hope for me.

Will you join me --- and maybe make a plan for you --- for you and your family --- or you and your friends for next year?

I mean - seriously ---- let's really work on individual HOPE.. Individual FUN...

I'd love to see what you might be thinking of planning a year away....

I'll decide soon on what I want to do...

Methinks it's gonna be a big party for the neighbors --- and/or maybe a mini vacation.

I'm dreaming of BBQs - badminton nets - fishing --- and just hella fun.

Loud music... yanno?

What about you?

Could you use some hope --- and some excitement - some planning - some dreaming?

I know I can...