“I can’t do THAT
because my Mom
would freak!”
“If I weren’t
in THIS job,
I could do THAT”
“I’d love to,
BUT…”
JUST FOR TODAY,
LISTEN TO YOURSELF:
“If I got fired,
I WOULD so start
my own gig doing….”
I hear it all the time.
I think these
INSIDE VOICES
are the voices
of our true selves,
of our wildest dreams,
of our IF I COULD I WOULD
future freedom and wholeness.
Sister Louisa has said before,
and I quote “her”:
“THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DOING IT
AND NOT DOING IT
IS DOING IT.”
Every time you hear yourself
say something
to the above effect;
go a step further with it.
What IF you did it
and your Mother knew?
(she would still love you)
What you quit your job
and did THAT?
(you would survive closer to fine)
What IF you did
what you LOVE?
(you would be ALIVE)
What if you were proactive,
resigned,
and started your own GIG?
(you would point your arrow at your dreams)
It’s scary.
I have a dozen things
I’ve said in the past
dozen minutes alone
that I said that I would do
IF.
O.K.,
Together,
Alone,
Let’s DO this:
Get a piece of paper out.
Grab your #2 sharpened pencils.
On the top of the sheet
write WHERE YOU ARE.
On the bottom of the sheet
write where you WANT TO BE.
Just for today,
fill in the lines in between.
IT seriously
is as easy
as THAT.
The hard part is
giving yourself
permission to Change,
to let go of what you have,
however BORING ASS it is,
however UNHEALTHY it is,
however STUCK it has you.
Don’t TRY
this at home.
DO
this at home.
It’s all about
the DO.
It’s all about
the WOULD.
