W W T D? — What Would Terry Do?

     Just for example, suppose you’re in a health food store trying to decide which brand of soymilk to try. (Never mind, why you’re in the health food store looking for soymilk, just stick with the story.) You figure you have some choices. First, you can just grab the first one you see or the one with the catchiest advertisement. Or you can read all the ingredients and try to figure it out scientifically.
     Today, you’d like to take a different path, so first you ask yourself, “WWJD?” Jesus’ most common answer is, “Love your enemy”. Well, that’s all very well and good, but there are no soy milks with the brand name “Love your Enemy”, at least not in this store. You look for just Love or Enemy in the name, but again are unsuccessful.
     Since that didn’t work, you ask yourself, “WWXD?” Xena’s answer, “Kick butt”, is just the opposite of Jesus’. But there is no “Kick Butt” soymilk, although some of us wish there was. There are some Plus brands, and some which tout how much energy they give you, but it’s not quite the same thing.

     So, you have one last option. In desperation, you ask yourself, “What the heck would Terry do?” Terry would buy West Soy Original, and avoid West Soy Unsweetened (which comes in an almost identical package), like the plague. These two varieties are at the opposite ends of the taste spectrum, with Original being the best tasting. Of course, that’s her opinion, and is disputed by the Celiac (allergic to Gluten) magazine’s food review.

     I keep reading about these people who have zero green house gas emissions, or haven’t used a pad of paper in 15 years to save the trees, or who feed 5000 people. And I think, not only do I have green house gas emissions, but I probably have other emissions as well. I use at least 15 pads of paper per year. And, as much as I’d like to be able to feed 5000 people, I’m just not Jesus. Yeah, that last one was a real news flash!
     So, I say, “Bully for them!” “Way to go!” “I'm glad for you!” But it’s just not me, and short of several miracles, will never be me. I can do a few things to change myself and/or the world, but not much, and not very big changes.
     So, I stick to my mottoes:
     •  Don’t do what you can’t do – do what you can do.
     •  If it helps, fine! If not, trash it!
     •  Enjoy!

“Love your Enemies”

“Kick Butt”

“West Soy Original”

Book 1
Welcome to My World

Written by Dale Stubbart
Blessed by Terry Stubbart

Page 1 of 6
Nov 2000