{Written in response to The Gypsy Mama's
Five-minute Friday writing prompt.
This week's theme is "If I knew I could I would…"}
If I could I would…
Sponsor a child in Compassion International's Leadership Development Program. Or sponsor more kids. I've seen the difference CI makes in the lives of children and their families within hugging distance, and I believe they're the best at what they do.
Hang glide or sky dive or climb tall rocks or rappel from mountains, without risking life and limb. I'm not sure if it's the paralyzing fear of heights or a crippling fear of death that keeps me from trying. Both are real and I despise them.
Live close to my children when they're married with children. So I can have 'em over for dinner or keep my grand babies when they want a break. That one's a few years away :).
Take better pictures of PEOPLE. And master my blasted camera. I've got a storyteller's eye when it comes to composition, but simple camera basics confound me….
Run a marathon. Or triathlon. Or finish…start…a 5K.
Write more consistently and in a way that encourages or challenges or changes one or two or three people who stumble across my words; a divine appointment kind of thing. And re-engage the blogging writing community I once had but let go of to maintain life-balance.
Oh, how easily this list is compiled, stopped short only because of time. And the difficult realization? Most are overcomeable obstacles that I've constructed.
Sobering.
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What would YOU do if you knew you could not fail?
(*links & picture added after five minutes…)
p.s. I just corrected three typos BECAUSE-I-CAN'T-HELP-MYSELF and for those of you who read my post earlier (or read it in a reader), you caught me with my pants unzipped AND spinach in my teeth. Good gravy……apparently I need an editor!! (But they were kinda funny… 😉 )
You said this one stings. You are so right when you say “Most are overcomeable obstacles that I’ve constructed.”
Ow. Stings, indeed.
So, what is the next action step? Do we choose one thing, just one, and decide that maybe we can give it a whirl, and if we fail or fall short, well, that is ok. If we give ourselves permission to do, I think we must give ourselves permission to be imperfect as well.
Thanks for the reminder!
awesome list and it’s so true…most things on my list and even those that i could have added had i had more time are things that i could do or could happen.
love the variety of your list from the races to the babies to writing. so fun. =)
One day I would love to sponsor an LDP kid, too. 🙂 I’ll get there, and you will too! Going to Guatemala this summer with Compassion, so I love seeing your pictures and story from India. 🙂
Such a lovely list. And it is indeed a gift when our children live near enough to let us keep their little ones. But…that is one item on your list over which you have NO control, so choose another one as a good place to start. :>)