Shifting the "what if"...

In case I didn't make it clear in my previous post, I am not a fan of motivational contrivances. To me they're just a clump of cotton candy that dissolves as quickly as it's consumed, doing no one any good. But, luckily, in my opinion at least, Dave Pelzer's Help Yourself gets a little better as it ages. In one part he writes about the dangers of taking things, and people, for granted, including your spouse. After reading it, I became worried, and when I got home I shared my fears with my husband. What if one day we stop being excited to see each other? What if one day we get sick of each other? What if one day after we have kids that's all we think about and we neglect each other? That's when he stopped me. "What if's" are a waste of time.

But then as I continued my reading, Dave brought to light the upside of the "what if". In the process of encouraging us to believe in ourselves and replace the I can'ts with I cans, he brings up the ever present examples of how Columbus sailed the ocean blue though everyone told him the Earth was flat, and how man landed on the moon, when many said it couldn't be done. Trite but true- it was the "what if" that got us there. So here is my attempt to turn my "what if" frown upside down.

What if I write a super blog?
What if I win the photo contest I am entering?
What if I complete my state park project?
What if I keep up with my new found hobby of running?
What if I read every book in the Reading List section of the library?
What if I totally update my wardrobe?
What if I love and take care of my husband every second of every day of my life?
What if I am in love every day until I die?

Some may say it can't be so, but I say "what if"!


What if I embarrass my friend? Well, that's what she gets. This is my best stateparking buddy who is now on her way to California. Leaving me for the redwoods. Damien.