I want to live in a world where....

 I WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE: 

Children can trust adults to do the right thing. 

Forgiveness is the rule instead of the exception. 

There are more fish than microplastics in the ocean.

Helping others takes precedence over helping ourselves.

Waitresses arrive with pots of English tea and those ordering coffee have to wait for a tiny bag of coffee to dunk in a lukewarm cup of water. 😜

Skin color has nothing to do with the way people act toward one another.

Karma is a regularly occurring event.

Everyone gets to travel. A lot.

Cancer is a historical footnote. 

Bartlett pears and heirloom tomatoes are delicious year-round. 

Truth is not up for debate. 

We remember the ten kind things people have told us instead of the one unkind thing they’ve ever said. 

People who give love also get to receive love. 

Lobsters never wear rubber-bands on their claws.

Difficulties regularly bring people together instead of driving them apart.

Matches light on the first strike.

Our love is stronger than our fears.

Insomnia lasts only long enough for the counting of ten sheep. 

Mosquitoes choose to get drunk on the morning dew over piercing us for our blood.

Diversity is welcomed.

Good books always have one more chapter. Or at least a sequel.

A toasted sesame bagel with a thick layer of cream cheese has the same effect on the human body as 30 minutes of intense cardio.

The people we love are never too far away or too socially distant for a hug. 😢

Everyone notices important things like the tiny forest in a patch of moss, whiskers on muskrats, and the smell of rain. 

There are no political parties. Just people working together for the common good.

Hot fudge is a given. 

We can take back words we wish we’d never spoken. 

Ancient trees, loyal dogs and the morning sunrise get the respect they all deserve.

People live out their God-given purposes as intentionally as their plans for financial security. 

No one goes to bed hungry. 

Pandemics are something we read about, not something we have to learn to endure.

IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?