Again, very good comments and really seeing it in print has given me a different perspective. It seems to me that you're absolutely right and that a shift in focus is necessary here.
As for the excitemetn of OM, I guess I should be clear. Its not as though they've actually had outings or done things. In fact, from what I can gather, they've haven't really done anything. Of course, this is what I've been told and we know how that goes, but in all honesty, its not as though she has had a chunk of time to do anything. Its the excitement of the "possibility" that I think she's alludiing to. The possibiity to be spontaneous and do different things (okay, reading that sentence brings it all into perspective for me....)
"Achieve success, but without vanity; Achieve success, but without aggression; Achieve success, but without gain; Achieve success, but without force." Lao Tzu
