" ... Coming back from those trips, I would be inspired to quickly look at my calendar and determine “when can I go back”. Hours of research, reading reviews, developing the ideal itinerary only added to my anticipation. But alas, life of career, kids, responsibilities tapped on my shoulder and those trips stayed in the ‘inspiration only’ status mode. 

Can’t help but think as I look back…was all that planning, strategizing, fantasizing a lost cause, or was it the activation of something yet to come...."