What if #18 [Writing Prompt]

What IF #18:

What if you had one month to take off of all of your responsibilities to pursue one activity of your choice?

You get a free pass. No strings attached, no extra cost to you or your family. Imagine the blue fairy that once changed Pinocchio into a real boy has come down to you and has granted you one entire month, distraction-free, to pursue a long ignored activity of your choice. Your job(s) would be taken care of, your family, your pets, and your meals would be taken care of, your finances would be unharmed and some wonderful elf would handle all the laundry that would accumulate... I think I covered everything. If I didn't, you can be sure the blue fairy would! The point is: no excuses left, no distractions in your way. You truly have one entire month FREE.


Now... 

• What would you do with it?
• Would you just enjoy the freedom, work on a particular project you've been putting off, share your time with others, or continue work on something you you've been fitting in whenever you can?
• Would one month be too much or too little time for your choice?
• How do you think having this one month of "freedom" will affect you in the long run?

So dream away my good readers... and then write your response. Link up below:

Each week the Rivera Runs Through It blog presents a different "What If...?" question for you to explore.
Link up your own post about this week's question. If you have arrived at this post and the inlinkz tool is closed, or you don't have a blog, then please leave your response (or link) in the comment section below using DISQUS.

For a list of all of the What if questions asked so far, 

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What if #9

This post is an invitation to you to think about the word in the middle of life: IF (L-IF-E). Each week the Rivera Runs Through It blog will present a different "What If...?" question for you to explore. Some will be serious, some will be silly, some might be political, religious or historical.

You can either write a response of your own, or just tune in to see what everyone else has to say about it. At the bottom of this post will be a place for you to link up your own post about the question, so feel free to share. If you have arrived at this post and the inlinkz tool is closed, or you don't have a blog, then please leave your response (or link) in the comment section below using DISQUS.

Happy pondering to everyone...

What IF #9:

What if I had/hadn't ______________?

It's our first fill in the blank What If question!!

Nearly three months ago when I started compiling my great "What if" questions, I started asking everyone I knew in the real life, and virtually, what their own personal great "What if" questions were. The single most popular answer across the board were questions that fit this mold. Some examples:

• What if I had finished college?
• What if I hadn't stayed in that abusive relationship so long?
• What if I had said "Yes"/"No" to _______? (that proposal, the job offer, that first date)
• What if I hadn't gone to that party?

I think you get the idea... When asked to think about "What Ifs," most people wondered about the choices they made in their life (some big and some small) and what alternate reality they would be living in had they made those choices.

I have resisted posting this question with a fear that it would be interpreted as a request to rehash regrets in some way. I think this question could be a celebration of the serendipitous little moments in our lives that lead us to our current existence. In the end, it is up to you how you would like to interpret it, but, unless one question screams aloud with a desire to be written about RIGHT NOW, then take a moment and then of all of the different angles you can approach this from!

There it is, finally, due to popular demand of the topic, here is your chance to pick your own What if! This week, create your own "What if" question, beginning either with "What if I had...." or "What if I hadn't..." and take it where you like - be as serious, sentimental, or as silly as you like. These questions can go in so many different directions!

 I look forward to the responses, link up or comment below!

For a list of all of the What if questions asked so far, 

see The What If Prompts