Two-s - Day - I'd like to have...

 I'd like to have...


1- a complete collection of Dr. Seuss Books


2- a complete set of WJJZ's annual jazz CDs

What I want...

1. I want to be Happy:
 I want to be optimistic about my life, my plans and my future.

2. I want to have financial security: (by July 2015)
 I want a job in DC/MD area that pays enough so that I do not have to work a second job (by September 2012)
 I want at least 75 thousand dollars annually as this amount will allow me to live a comfortable life (This can be through employment and/or a business opportunity)
 I want my monthly income to allow me to live debt-free, to travel, and to provide for any and all long term care needs

3. I want to travel: (by July 2015)
 I want to see my mom (before the end of the year) and friends regularly
 I want to travel to Africa in 24 months-by summer 2014 —specifically West Africa for one month
 I want to travel to Israel by 2016 for two weeks to one month
 I want to travel Mexico, and various parts of the United States
 I want to go to James Island bi-annually
 I want to cruise

4. I want tasks that provide a meaningful use of my time
 I want supportive, empowering helping tasks (this can be achieved through the job I acquire this year and/or through volunteer work)
 I want to work into my call

I want to be an Optimist...

According to Winston Churchill, "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

Tonight, I was searching the Internet for a quote I saw on a card yesterday about happiness. It was written by Alfred D'Souza and he describes happiness as a journey and not a destination. And while I don't disagree, all I know is that I want to be happy, really and sincerely happy whether journey or destination. 

Someone suggested that what I wanted was "joy" - describing it as something so deep and heartfelt that even when things are not so great we are "joy filled". I'm not sure I can do "joy" yet, but I can do optimism. For me, optimism equals happy and so I want happiness as Churchill describes it.  I want to be happy enough to see the opportunity in every difficulty ...or at least most! (smile)

He's getting so tall!

July 2012