silent thunder Posted July 30, 2014 I learned this game from my mom... it's an endless game that has no winner and a revolving start point that is whenever... For her, the game was almost entirely fear based and I watched her play it from her 30's onward. One day while trying to find a temporary exit from the game, I realized... The inertia has her and it's not likely to let up barring some massive interference. I play it too, but having witnessed and realized what I did when I did with her, I catch myself and (breathe) That game is insidious... whole lives can be chewed up in what if.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted July 30, 2014 Well, the flashbacks aren't as good as the original trip , but .... Me; "Why cant I have a dog?" Mother; "What if ... it dies and then you will be really upset?" Me; "Why cant I have a bike?" Mother; : What if ... you crash it and hurt yourself." 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted July 30, 2014 Watch it being played daily... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted July 30, 2014 It's the guiding principle where I live. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted July 30, 2014 what if most human lives are more concerned 'what if' than 'what is'? i'll just watch y'all play and be depressed that you are stupid enough to play 'what if'. (not YOU literally, unless the boot fits) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted July 30, 2014 enjoy playing "what is the root of" 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted July 30, 2014 This guy is pretty good at it 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted July 30, 2014 It's not the what ifs who get to me (fortunately I don't know many of them) it is those who state things as fact. "such and such WILL happen if you do such and such", "you can't do such and such". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 30, 2014 Last night, while falling asleep with my son we played a bit of what if.... me: what if... we could fly him: what if .... butts had legs and no heads and walked around going ppppffffffffft instead of talking me: there would be more breath mint companies posting record profits... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 30, 2014 I keep coming back to what if... i just let it all go 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted July 30, 2014 what if you ask where the root is for where its all held to begin with 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 30, 2014 what if... source that game may be too intense for me at the moment, then again... there is only now so.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted July 30, 2014 http://vimeo.com/101882592 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted July 30, 2014 I keep coming back to what if... i just let it all go The 'what if' cycle of fear can sometimes be shifted into a light-hearted 'what's the worst thing that could happen if I do?? and what's the worst thing after that if it does?? and then after that??' exploration... which sometimes ends with a laughing 'well, I guess I'm dead then.' Then again... maybe this works only for those who don't fear death. warm regards 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 30, 2014 So good to see you back! I do love the light hearted version of this game. what if... no more fear what if... there were no accidents what if... one could never be lost what if... darkness is only light of another frequency what if... i just released into 'it' 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted July 30, 2014 What if, today, I dont have any plan ... I just follow the whim of the moment with as little consideration as possible and just put one foot after another. What if, today , I just let ' the spirit' lead me? Well ... you will never know unless you try it ... so I did. And what a day THAT was .... and the repercussions it had for others ! Amazing ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted July 31, 2014 Nungali - What If, you did that all the time? What's the worst thing that could happen? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
i am Posted July 31, 2014 That's the way I like to play the game. "what's the worst that could happen?" I could die. Ok. That's not so bad. Let's go! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) What if has its own police force - the 'they'. My old Granny was forever fretting for example... "Look at her from number 23 hanging her washing out on a Sunday! What will "THEY" say?" To a grubby little grandson ( me)..... " Going out without washing your face , " THEY" will think you are a ragamuffin!" I never met the " THEY" but I always reckoned " THEY" were a judgemental bunch of bar stewards whoever they were. Edited July 31, 2014 by GrandmasterP 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 31, 2014 what if... today I don't pick up any of the thoughts, ideas and emotions from yesterday... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted July 31, 2014 silent thunder - yes! With a perpetual 'clean slate' we give ourselves the opportunity for different choices, and we give others the opportunity for fresh start, different choices. By not expecting the person who was mean to me yesterday to be mean to me today, my heartfelt greetings to them sometimes brings nice things. Not always, but that's okay. (-: Another clean slate comes in the next moment; or as Chuang Tzu suggested, Every moment a springtime. warm regards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 31, 2014 absolutely! so often, many of my thoughts and idea forms today are the same as yesterday... good, bad, neutral... doesn't matter so much if the inertia of the cycle maintains what if... clean slate? ... breathe and just be... now what if.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted July 31, 2014 what if... today I don't pick up any of the thoughts, ideas and emotions from yesterday... Ignoring for the moment that you picked up yesterday's thread for today's comment, of course... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
