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A Whole Year of Perfect Happiness?

There is a reason why God said, no man is created perfect in Romans 3:10, because no matter how hard we try to seek perfection, we always fall short. That is why it is even hard to just think of spending an entire year of perfect happiness.  For this blog carnival Mashawn Mickels asked, “If you could spend one year in Perfect Happiness and afterwards remember nothing of the experience, what would you do and why?”

Well, after making sure that my kids and everyone would survive without me around, I would drive cross-country to Seattle, Washington and purchase a nice and quant rental home close to the shore for six months with the intentions of renting my own little corner of peace. When I traveled there before, the place was absolutely beautiful, especially near the water, and the thought of being in a city where I can experience something new everyday and no one knows my name (heck I do not even have to remember my name for this year of perfect happiness) is enticing.

Why would I seek six months of peace first? At the age of 16, I was a teenage mother and by the age of 19, I had married, practically right out of high school. Therefore, this would definitely be a year of “me” time; yes, a stolen year to concentrate on....well me. In my beautiful cottage on the shore, I would spend countless hours writing, walking, and exploring things that make me happy like dancing and reading. Even though I wouldn’t remember it all, I will reenergize my mind, body, and soul so that I will be more able to handle my life once I’m zapped out of this perfect place. I’d enjoy meditation, exercise, calm and tranquil moments. There will be No Internet Allowed.

What would make this migration so perfect is the fact that I will have no worries there. No bills, no deadlines, no production requirements, and definitely no stress. In these moments of solitude, writing, dancing (oh, yeah I’m going dancing every week :), and reflecting, I think this is where I would find myself without a care in the world, thus Perfect Happiness.

Alas, during the last six months, I'd see the world. After I found myself fully rejuvenated, physically at the top of my game,mentally at the top of my game, and ready for anything, the next six months I'd traveling the world making stops in Paris, Venice, Beijing, and Ghana.While traveling the world, I would be like a sponge experiencing and soaking up all of the information and culture that I could get, even knowing that once the year of perfect happiness was over that I would not remember a thing.

Therefore, each month I will mail myself pictures and letters detailing all of my experiences, the people I met, what we talked about, what we saw. On the last day of this year, I'd mail my journal, so that I could remind myself that once upon a time in this world full of stress, pressure, and war, you experienced a nurturing of the mind body and soul with no interruptions. There was perfect peace, perfect people, and thus perfect happiness.

With my writings and pictures, I would relive this experience over and over again.

 This post was done as a part of Mashawn Mickel's blog carnival. Read more stories from other authors at www.mashawn.com.

In the comment section, name a few things you would do if you had one year of Perfect Happiness.