When you were a kid, were
you able to travel with your family? If so, I bet you remember it
vividly don't you? I'll tell you my story. When I was 9 years, and
I remember it like it was yesterday, I had the most amazing summer of
my life! My father was living in Atlanta at the time so I went to
visit him from Houston. He gave me so many amazing peak life
experiences from camps in which I learned arts and crafts and
archery, and I even got to swim with the other kids in a fantastic
lake.
And then, the summer really
went into full gear. We took an awesome trip to Florida for a Disney
World/ Bahamas Cruise package experience. It was the most incredible
time of my life. For 2 and a half days, I got to hug Mickey and
Minnie, ride those amazing Disney rides, watch Michael Jackson in 3D
in his captain Eyo movie, and even ate authentic Indian food at the
Epcot Center.
On the third day, we drove
to the coast and boarded a Cruise ship to Abaco Islands, in the
Bahamas. I met other kids my age who chased down Chip and Dale on
that ship with me, I got to swim and play all sorts of games, and I
got to eat escargo (sauteed snail) for the first time... and LOVED
IT! Once we docked on our island destination, there was swimming in
the ocean under the warm Caribbean sun, there were beach games with
other kids, there was a phenomenal cook out at sunset, and we got to
watch a woman dance with fire sticks in her mouth and do the limbo
under a fire pole, about inches above the ground!
I have never forgotten the
fun, the freedom and the fulfillment that this experience gave me.
It is still a vivid source of happiness and hope for me and my
future. Now, as a mother, these are the types of experiences that I
want to provide my 6 year old son. You know why, because he will
always remember them. And if you have kids, trust me, it will be as
incredible for them, too. I mean think about it. Do you remember
all of the toys and gifts that you got for your birthday or for
Christmas? Neither do I. But I can recall with animated detail that
summer vacation that I got to take. Why? Because it was a peak life
experience. And isn't that what we crave in life? Give that to your
kids, because they deserve it.
As always, I'm “trippin'”
and you should be, too! ;)
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