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I have another lesson from the film Groundhog Day (check yesterday’s blog if, for some crazy reason, you missed it).
It’s a good one, promise.
And, you know, I’ve got 7 days a week of blogs to fill now!
After a number of days of waking up to the same day, Phil has the following conversation with Rita, his producer, and Larry, the cameraman.
Phil: “Let me ask you guys a question: what if there were no tomorrows?”
Larry: “No tomorrow? That would mean there would be no consequences, there would be no hangovers. We could do whatever we wanted!”
Phil: “That’s true. We could do…whatever we wanted.”
As Wikipedia explains: “Realizing that there are no consequences for his actions, he begins spending loops indulging in binge eating, one-night stands, robbery, and other dangerous activities, using his increasing knowledge of the day’s events and the town residents to manipulate circumstances to his advantage.”
It would be cool if their were no consequences to our actions, wouldn’t it?
If we were to wake up tomorrow and there was never any ‘comeback’ for what we did today.
I’d love it.
I’d also love to be able to fly.
Like Superman.
Maybe X-Ray vision too.
Ain’t gonna happen though.
So, is there much point wishing it would?
If I were to spend 10 minutes telling you how frustrating I found it not being able to fly, what would you say?
“Well you can’t. No point getting annoyed about it”.
I can’t fly.
And consequences do exist.
We consume too many calories, we gain weight.
We don’t get enough sleep, we feel worse.
We don’t look after our body by exercising it, we’ll like the look and feel of it less over time.
Those three are guaranteed.
For others, it’s maybe probabilities.
Increased or decreased risk of various things (illness, dying younger than we could have, etc).
But you can take those three to the bank.
There are consequences to those decisions.
Each fairly small in isolation.
But they add up over time.
Where we struggle is that feeling of restriction.
Of “not being able to do what I want”.
We can use willpower to force ourselves.
But it runs out.
The game changer is when we start to make those decisions because we want to.
Because of the ‘consequences’ they bring or avoid.
When we know we can do whatever we want to…………..
Do or say whatever we like……….
But that every choice ever has consequences………….
And we choose to make those choices because of the consequences we want to happen or to avoid!
Much love,
Jon ‘Truth or’ Hall
