What if...
IF…… many people spend a lot of time saying “if only” but we are going to spend some time saying “What if……. ”
There are so many things in life we could apply the question “what if” to.
In his famous poem “if” Kipling provides a range of “if” scenarios that provide a recipe for developing into a mature person. Granted Kipling’s last line might only apply to half the population, but I think we can forgive that line and just accept that it applies to self-development for all of us.
What if ….. leaves a million possibilities doesn’t it? and that is just the point.
What if…. we came at a familiar situation with a different a mindset?
What if…. we accepted that we are where we are because of choices we have made in the past?
What if…. we accept, to use a comment that has been used here often….life is what it is?
What if…. we accepted that in every choice we make today we are deciding a little bit of what our future will look like?
What if…. you asked yourself “what if” and spent a moment thinking about that when faced with a choice…. would you make better choices?
Life is what it is, but what life becomes is decided by your answers to “WHAT IF…”
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Mick—
Nice of you to mention my favorite poem
I’m a big fan of the “what if” question. I try to my best to imagine my perfect scenario and use a series of “what if” questions to move slowly towards it.
Also, forgot to tell you…. I mentioned your doorknob post in an article I wrote about habits a few days back.
~S
Thanks Steve, it is a pretty powerful poem isn’t it. And thanks very much for the mention in your article.
Mick,
Two short words, when combined and added to our concern or issue, they provide such a powerfully incisive question. Why if we were to be more honest with ourselves?
A great post Mick, thanks for provoking my thoughts.
Regards
Paul
Thanks Paul, always glad to hear that a post prompts some thought.