It has always been within me to make my own happiness. This life is so amazing, if only you allow yourself to seek out the beauty and appreciate it. Those things change from day to day, and certainly year to year...and are very personal. What one person sees as beautiful may be unwanted and ugly to someone else. I call this part of myself, Pleasure Island. I can spend days at a time on the island, or if time is limited, a few minutes. Sometimes I am alone on the island, while other times I have company. With the mainland far from my mind, I can get lost in happy thoughts. With my life being busy and stressful, these are the only kind of getaways possible. But instead of seeing the wine glass as half empty, I choose to see it as half full. There will come a day in my life again where I am free to explore places I've never been. Until then, I visit Pleasure Island to maintain my sanity.
Sometimes a song will take me to the tropics, while other times a smell or a taste of something heavenly is all I need. Escapes can be innocent shopping trips or dinner with friends, with the mainland still within view. Once in a while though, I may need to drift further out to sea, far away from the wake of others' opinions.
Time spent daydreaming is never time wasted...as these little trips can renew the soul. As the tides change, so do my needs. As the weather changes, so do my moods. But as life changes, never does my sense of self or who I am. ~Sue
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