[MpNelQTU]

thank you chris and jpstephens, your thoughts are really helpful and reassuring. i think that i need to understand that the only changes that are going to occur in 2012 are wonderful ones and that our lives will be filled with joy after this time. i am still a little bit confused about how much is actually going to change after 2012 though, but i suppose no one can really give a definite answer. i ask myself, will the world exist in the same geographical sense as it does now, with the same land masses, climates etc. i love to travel and that is another thing i have been thinking about- i've been thinking about seeing as much of the world as possible as it is now before the changes as i'm uncertain about whether the places i want to visit will remain after 2012. my fears about this are probably irrational but all the advice is much appreciated.