I don’t know about you, but every so often, I get some thoughts that just seem to make this crazy life, with all it’s up and downs, just a little less crazy.  Actually, some thoughts can make us smile, giggle and leave the world for a moment caught up in that thought.  AHHHHH……

Sometimes it’s a memory, other times it’s a day dream seeing the world in eyes that we don’t currently have but wish.  Sometimes, we run into a person and a random act of kindness wants to create another act of kindness.

I have had a lot of those thoughts in all of those categories 🙂 …….

But recently I have had a thought of the what if’s…… mine went this way……..

Think about a time that you were hurt in your life, a time of even frustration and anger, or a time or confusion.  At times, we feel like less of a put together person.  Maybe we had something major going on in our lives but not sharing it because it is too sensitive, too private or we just don’t feel like being judged.  In those times, we might not have acted ourselves until our storm passed.

WHAT IF?  What if we, as a human race, treated everyone with an attitude of “I DON’T KNOW what you are going through, your thoughts and feelings, but I am going to accept you for you without judgment but rather with an understanding.”  Yes, I said it.  What if we really did that and took that attitude with everyone?

Think about it……….

I’m talking about that guy who is really acting out and being a not so nice person? Ok, I will say it……. a jerk.  What if that woman is acting out and just being nasty?

What IF we really didn’t get upset at people so quickly and take on the attitude of “they really may be going through something right now?”  What if they just lost a close friend, parent or even a child?  What if?

I don’t know about you but my thought included what if we really did receive real love from one another and we felt we could be vulnerable enough to share our heartaches and concerns and not be judged.  Wow, there is that word again.  Judgement.  Sorry, my friends, that a huge one that we all do and yet, when done and not knowing or caring for the whole story……….. in the end….that type of judgement  helps nothing.

The truth of the matter is we really have no idea what a lot of people went through, been through or are currently going through.

What if we took the time to listen to people after asking “Do you want to talk?” and we walk away learning from just that experience? Yes!  That can happen! 🙂

Just a thought.  Am I here to save the world?  NO way!   In all of our human nature attitudes and feelings, this is a ginormous task and I don’t want that responsibility.  We really all do have that freedom of choice of how we act even in our circumstances.

I just smiled when I thought my what if’s and I continued on my way 🙂

I do try to take that attitude of “I wonder what they are going through to act like that?”.  Maybe I do that to lessen my frustration at them lol – but it works to keep my peace and hopefully help them in some small way.  It’s a win win! 🙂

What if?  I will leave you to think 🙂

Blessings!

Kelly Savage

 

John 3:17,