I was trying to come up with a Twitter hashtag game appropriate for March 15. Beware the Brides of March...the Tides of March...the Slides of March... Clearly, I didn't come up with anything that memorable. So my mind went to all of the I'ds in my life.
I need to be more aware of I'd as an excuse, something undone in my past, something that isn't "my fault." Works especially well with but. I'd have read Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, but the professor didn't assign it. I'd get in better shape, but a gym membership is so expensive. I'd be great at that job, but they're looking for a degree I don't have. I'd be a happier person, but sometimes it seems the universe is out to get me. I'd start writing again, but I've got kids to raise. I'd like to see my girlfriends more often, but it's so hard to coordinate calendars.
So how about turning some of those negative I'ds into positive ones? Taking some responsibility for my life in the present and the future. Now, I'm no motivational speaker. And I can't say I've mastered this art. But I'd like to try.
I'd be happy to help with the bake sale. Our kids aren't this age forever.
I'd be crazy not to apply for the job. It can't hurt to try.
I'd like to learn the secret of your coffee cake, Grandma. Will you teach me?
I'd love to hear what you've been up to. Margaritas Friday, coffee Saturday, or Bloody Marys Sunday?
I'd rather not wake someday, older and grayer, wishing "If only I'd..."
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