What is the difference between what if and if
only? Why what only of course.
That and, if only are two of the most
disgusting words that I can think of, at least in the world of purpose. They are excuses prepared in advance for the
inevitable failure or just giving up.
What if are words of possibility. They invite creativity. They beckon the mind to see beyond what we
did last year. They have the aroma of
potential.
Seldom will the same person keep both sets of words in his
or her lexicon. To the person of
purpose, the words if only are toxic. For
the person running a good race, they can only cut in and distract and disrupt.
The words what if are for the person seeking
life to the full. Not every what
if is realized but the thought of not contemplating the best and
settling for whatever is
repulsive.
We make many choices in the course of a day, a year, or a
life time. One of the best choices that
we can make is to choose carefully which words and phrases we keep at the
ready. Our lexicon influences our
life.
Discard if only and embrace what
if. It will make a world of
difference.