Poor English, it is how our minds work.

Is there something in your life that you WIW? I cannot tell you how many pages of paper, reems of paper, that I could fill up with answers to that question. Moments are fleeting, if the criteria of your WIW checks out, then why not?

Criteria:

Does it hurt you? Does it hurt others? Is it illegal? What is the worst that can happen? Can I live with the worst?

You might have more questions; those are my main. Affordability? Yes, that is always a concern, and yet it does not make my list. At times we might have to overextend ourselves for certain opportunities or experiences. The first one of the criteria can attest for that too, if it does not hurt you, maybe you just go ahead.

I am not going to go through a list of things that I WIW, though there are a few that I did that when logic might have stopped me. Traveling 24 hours in a car to go see Springsteen? Should I? Probably not. Did I? Yes, and so glad I did. I met so many great people that night, Brett Hull, The Romantics and got the chance to spend a couple of hours with Little Steven (The person who invited me and introduced me to the others). Great night and could have been a a WIW.

There are also times that I have had a few, I AM GLAD I DIDN’T. I had a chance to go to a fantasy baseball camp with a friend. He paid for the entire trip and the morning we were leaving, I backed out. Late the night before I received a call from my boss, and he asked me not to go. He had a meeting with a potential investor that week and he wanted me there. (He had already cleared the trip) There was a gnawing feeling inside that would not leave, so I got up early in the morning, and made the very uncomfortable call.

There are times in our lives that windows open, windows of opportunity, and then they close. Certain things you can do at 30, you cannot do at 60. There are things that you can still do at 60 that you might not be able to do at 75. Then when you start losing your friends and siblings in your late 60’s and early 70’s, you realize that many people leave this earth with unfulfilled dreams or aspirations. Our health also has a lot to do with what you do or don’t do. Physically, there are chances that we have that we do not take that we may never get again in our lives.

No preaching! No preaching at all, just a thought. While doors and windows are open, you might want to choose to take the chance. One of the hollowest feelings that we can have is to exit life with too many ‘Wish I Woulda’s’. I don’t dwell on mine, that can be harmful, I just look ahead to my opportunities to do!