I want us to see the world together.

I want us to hold hands and explore.

I want us to connect mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

I want us to agree on the itinerary.

I want us to stop, stare, and point at something we have never seen before and deepen our connection through new eyes.

I want us to leave from the same place each time we travel.

What a future ahead of us!?!

We need to agree on one stipulation.

We can only bring a carry-on.

We have to leave our baggage at the last stop we were at. before we met.

This needs to happen before we meet.

This needs to be done on purpose.

We have to lose our luggage and never expect it to be found nor look back for it.

This needs to be done on purpose.

How do we only bring ONLY a carry-on on a trip around the world?

We make a conscious decision to not bring our bad experiences from past relationships into our new relationship.

Everything we experienced does not need to hold us down nor be checked at each stop.

That extra baggage is heavy and cumbersome.

We should never have to slow down or stop to “claim our baggage”.

I say a carry-on because although, we can’t erase the experiences, they do not bind us or slow us down.

Everything we need to know and learned from it should be light and not weigh us down.

A small bag of essentials which include faith, restoration, wholeness, new thoughts, optimism, healing skills, and commitment.

We literally need to Detox from our past in order for our future to be clean.

We want REAL LOVE.

I believe we can obtain that REAL LOVE if we go through the process of DETOXING before we venture.

I promise to DETOX before I agree to travel.

Promise yourself you will do the same.

Let’s do a Detox.

Detox of bad relationships.

Detox of hurt and pain.

Detox of doubt and insecurity.

Detox of fear.

Detox of games.

Detox of our past!

Let’s get our Detox completion papers and put them in the carryon.

A reminder that we did the work.

When we meet neither one of us will want another “meet, greet and goodbye”.

We took our time to travel alone, met others on the way but they didn’t make it.

We are ready for a co-pilot.

Shared responsibility.

We need to take the time to fully heal as opposed to using each other as a band-aid.

Band-aids aren’t always reliable.

They fall off revealing an open wound.

I rather accept your scar as opposed to taking the chance with an open wound that isn’t healed and could infect our relationship.

I will make sure I am healed and won’t hide my scars.

I don’t want to hide anything from you.

Will you meet me ready to travel the world with a carry-on only?

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