So I get these crazy 'impulses' every once and a while (okay very often) that sometimes I follow through with and other times, I definitely don't!
I was telling the group at family dinner tonight when I had a crazy impulse to attack my Stake Presidents hair when I was playing the organ during ward conference a couple of years ago. The Stake Pres was sitting, NO JOKE, right in front of me about 6 inches from the organ's bench. His hair was very, shall we say, particular hair. All meeting long I had to suppress the urge to just attack his head and fluff his hair into the next decade. I literally had to sit on my hands.
Other crazy impulses include, but not limited to:
- Driving into the other lane of traffic, just to see if people will swerve.
- Have a high speed chase with the police, while evil laughing in the car.
- Go and paint a huge mural on the side of a big building.
- Hop in the car and drive and drive and drive just to see where we end up. (I have wanted to do this one for years and never have yet)
- Soak the backyard full of dirt and just roll around in it all day (this WILL be happening this summer, I promise).
- Run down the middle of the street in the rain while singing at the top of my lungs.
So, I am going to make a goal to live by my impulses more... unless of course it includes driving head-on into a car and killing all of us. I promise I won't put you in any danger, but we could have more adventures together, don't you think?
I love you,
Your Mom
Oh Andrea! HA HA HA! Darling article. My impulses, hmmmm. I have probably had way too many over the years so my goal this past decade have been to suppress them rather than live by them. In my teens and twenties, I have taken many trips and vacations ALL based on impulses. Quitting jobs on impulse, taking jobs on impulse. All my personal associations with celebrities happened on impulse. I have been married on impulse. I have eaten weird things on impulse. I have probably done many other things that I will never mention EVER, on impulse. However the past ten years I have worked very hard to squish out impulses in my thirties, sometimes not successfully. Now that I have hit forty and I am at a good place in life as well as finally learning from consequence, I can embrace the good impulses and ignore those bad ones and recognizing the time and a place for all things. And those good and wonderful impulses include; taking a drive in the four wheel truck for hours, A non planned trip to the farm, dance party in the living room is always on impulse. Giving hugs on impulse, telling someone they look fabulous is on impulse. Kissing my husband on impulse. That one is the best. Thank you for your article. :)
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