Oily Bohunk of the Week

Oily Bohunk - Chosen by FBF Fan Mandi

I’m So Over the Edge

Main Topic – Who Are These People That Get Paid to Make Fun of Others

Lyrical Prozac chosen by Wanda Ray

Reality Show Rundown

I Like It, I Love It

Main Topic – What Attributes Do We Find Important In People

Lyrical Prozac chosen by Libby

Wild Wednesday

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Oily Bohunk - Clint Eastwood

Everyone Is A Critic – Avatar

Main Topic – Boundaries

Lyrical Prozac chosen by Wanda

I Like It I Love It

Facebook Quiz of the Day

Main Topic is Resolutions

Lyrical Prozac chosen by Fannie

Brilliant!

Like the kids standing and peering over the cliff contemplating everything that could possibly go wrong if they decided to make the jump, nine times out of ten its fear that holds us back. Fear of the unknown.

“But what if it hurts?”

“But what if I embarrass myself?”

“But what if people laugh at me?”

“But what if I my actions cause someone else pain?”

“But what if it doesn’t work?”

“But what if its the wrong choice?”

“But what if it causes more people to notice me?”

“But what if people think I’m a moron?”

“But what if I fall flat on my face?”

“But what if I don’t succeed?”

“But what if prove that I’m a failure?”

“But what if they wont accept me?”

“But what if I put myself out there and nobody responds?”

“But what if they reject me?”

. . . . should I continue or do you get the point?

And these are just the “But what’s” that came to mind right now. I don’t even want to think about how many others I could come up with if I just gave myself some time. Fact of the matter is, we allow these sentences – these questions, to infiltrate our minds in a constant stream, rolling around and washing our brains in nothing more than negative thoughts and a fear of the unknown.

What if in 2010 we were able to reprogram our minds? What if instead asking “but what” questions we replace them with a new dialogue – one of action rather than speculation. What if we just “shut up and jump”?

Okay, I have an assignment for you. Keep this post open, but open another tab in your Internet browser and go to http://www.flickr.com/. When you arrive there, search for the word “jump”. Tons of pictures will come up. I then want you to scroll through them. How do you feel looking at the pictures? Do you notice a common theme?

Go on. . . I’ll wait.

Welcome back.

For me, when I looked at the pictures I couldn’t help but smile. There’s something about witnessing someone jump that brings me joy. Look at the pictures again, did you seen any where people were frowning while they jumped? Even jumping off a cliff, once the person does it, there’s an immediate sense of satisfaction and thrill – they can’t help but smile.

The pictures are active – of course, jumping is a verb. It is action. It requires the person to make a choice to move – to just “shut up and jump”.

So here you are, at a crossroads. Sitting back in contemplation about what to do, asking yourself all the “But What” questions. The ladies at Flawed But Forgiven have a suggestion for you . . . “Shut up and Jump!”

-Libby

Wild Wednesday

Everyone Is A Critic

Oily Bohunk chosen by Libby

Oily Bohunk - Cam Gigandet

Main Topic – The Power of One

Lyrical Prozac chosen by Fannie

Wild Wednesday

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Oily Bohunk - Colin Farrell

We Dislike It – We Hate It

Main Topic – Denying the Obvious

Please note – this podcast was taped before the death of Brittany Murphy on Sunday.

Lyrical Prozac chosen by Wanda