“Chicken Little was in the woods when an acorn fell on her head. It scared her so much she trembled all over. She shook so hard, half her feathers fell out. “Help! Help! The sky is falling! I have to tell the king!”
What if? What if? What if the worst would happen?
No. Chicken Little assumed the worst already happened and then sounded the alarm to others.
Sounds like today’s news.
There are other options.
During the Gulf War, a reporter posed a question to then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a press conference. To paraphrase, “What if the enemy makes a certain move? What would England do?”
I couldn’t imagine how she would tactfully respond. Would she give away their strategy? Would she cut the reporter off at his knees and be rude? Would she walk away or ignore him and make believe the subject wasn’t asked?
She replied that she doesn’t answer hypothetical questions.
How many times do we corner ourselves by entertaining some dastardly event that may or may not occur in the future that someone else or our mind asks?
There are times when we need to plan ahead.
However, often we set ourselves up for failure or become frozen into inaction because of a worst-case scenario, imaginary future.
I’m reminded of an interaction I heard at an estate sale. A woman asked the cost of a television and was told it wasn’t for sale.
Her reply was, “If it was for sale, how much would it be?”
Golly, lady, what difference does it make? It’s not for sale.
Alright, so it was my mom who asked, but still…
Hypothetical situations. Engrained from old programming, the brain creates problems through projecting the worse possible future outcomes. Fear and worry are patterns about future and imagined problems that often have no meaning or may never happen.
What if I lose my job? What if the kids get hurt? What if catastrophe strikes? What if I get sick?
If it does, you’ll deal with it. You’ll find a way.
And what if it doesn’t happen?
Before my mother’s time came to leave this earthly experience, she went into a coma. I knew the end was near.
It was also a time when my health and energy were as poor as my pocketbook. I knew she wanted to be buried in New York, but I had no idea from where the money would come for the funeral and to move her body from Texas.
As I ruminated aloud about my dilemma next to her near-lifeless body, she came out of her coma and said, “You’ll find a way,” and immediately slipped away again.
These were the last words I ever heard from my mother.
Interestingly, a phrase she repeatedly voiced throughout her life was “where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
I got creative and found a way. It was surprisingly easy to arrange for several thousands of dollars of expenses and transportation costs although I had no money at the time.
Reportedly, a mother found strength to lift a car to save her child who was underneath. If asked earlier, she would’ve scoffed at the possibility of doing such a thing.
In real emergencies, the mind and its limitations step aside, and the brilliance of our true spirit shines its light to guide us. The light is always here to show the way if we turn it on.
In the children’s story of Chicken Little, Foxy-Woxy took advantage of animals that were afraid. They were so pre-occupied with their concerns of the sky falling that they became prey for the fox to escort them one by one into his hole and make a fine dinner of them.
Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to outsmart Foxy-Woxy’s tricks:
- What have you been “what ifing” about? What brings you fear if you think the worst might happen?
- Consider possibilities of what you could do if the situation arises.
- Take any precautions and actions necessary to take care of others, yourself and property.
- Consider what your life would be like if your “what if” doesn’t happen.
- Following due diligence to address your needs, let go of your concerns. Enjoy your life. You’ve done all you can do.
Whatever you’re facing, there’s always a way out. You’ll find a way.
Adapted from Soulgoal Missive, Year 1, No. 17
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