Have a plan

Struggle may beget more struggle (see yesterday's post). Low income / poverty may lead to poor health (due to the inability to pay for quality healthcare), limited education, and more poverty. These cycles / loops / circles may be hard to get out of. Having a plan would help tremendously....

Here is a woman with a realistic plan:

She is facing issues....

You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

The plan....

You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

You got a fast car
We go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs

She is off to a great start.

(From song 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman)

If you have plans/dreams that are different from the dreams your parents have for you, your life may be filled with arguments, disagreements, and the like.  The decision is yours to make, but you may have regrets.....

In the song 'The Living Years,' Mike & The Mechanics "talk" about such a struggle....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ&v=uGDA0Hecw1k

"There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality."
- Jonas Salk

From the song 'Let Me Fall' by Josh Groban:

Let me fall,
Let me climb,
There’s a moment when fear
And dreams must collide.

Someone I am,
Is waiting for courage,
The one I want,
The one I will become
Will catch me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3VpTnQAxns

 "In dreams begin responsibility."
- William Butler Yeats