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Life, actually…
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A STUPEFYING GATHERING OF WHAT-IFS
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What if hand-wringing and whining, whimpering and wailing, complaining and cussing, all went away for a day?
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Bear with me. I’m rolling out a fresh thought for your consideration. Ignore at will.
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What if politeness and good manners came over us and made us civil and courteous for 24 hours?
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I’m trying hard to imagine these what-ifs. I’m trying hard to take these what-ifs seriously, just for the fun of it. Just in case straining my imagination might actually change the texture of the earth for a day.
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How to apply these what-if thoughts? An idea: What if we elected or selected our leaders solely on the basis of politeness and good manners, civility and courtesy, kindness and respect? Would the world shift for the better?
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I’m not being delusional, I’m just thinking beyond the borders of my limitations. A little exercise couldn’t hurt.
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What if we had something better to do with our time—something better than hand-wringing and whining, whimpering and wailing, complaining and cussing?
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Granted, it might take some adjusting, this living in a land bereft of meaningless sniping at one another. We’d have to unwind, let down, cool it, chill, relax, take time to chat and compare notes about life and love and the pursuit of happiness.
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What if anxiety and all-stove-upness just settled to the ground? What if we learned that easy breathing could be breath-taking? Even fun?
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What if we reached out to just one person we normally wouldn’t be caught alive with, and just introduce our better selves? What might we learn? What might surprise and please us?
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What if each of us took eleven minutes each day to sit motionless and make a list of well-meaning what-ifs?
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Ok, I know that’s a stretch. Would you settle for eight minutes a day?
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What if this pleasant serial thinking caught on?
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What if we all got a case of the what-ifs
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