What Would YOU Do?

Remember the WWJD (“What Would Jesus Do?”) bracelets from the 90s?

I remember being a little weirded out by them in my early teens. 

1. Part of me thought they were dorky and something to make fun of. 

2. A second part of me was struck by the visible commitment they were. 

3. A third part of me, well, I wasn’t able to articulate this then, but in retrospect the feeling was one of being a bit awed by the discipline of it. 

4. A fourth part of me felt guilty that, though I considered myself a Christian, I wasn’t willing to look dorky, show a visible commitment to faith, or be disciplined enough to wear one.

“What Would Jesus Do?” is a shorthand way of asking this question: 

What would YOU do if you lived life in alignment with the Christian message?

And here’s the question more broadly:

What would YOU do if you “walked the walk” in your life? If you lived with integrity in those things that really mattered to you?

What would you do THIS week, THIS day, THIS hour, THIS moment if you were to really live in alignment with your commitment to ____________?

In a coaching conversation yesterday, a newish client said, “There are so many layers and it’s complicated!”

It took us another 15 minutes or so to get to the heart of all those layers and access a powerful and profound simplicity.

We got to the heart of HIM not by dealing with the layers themselves. Instead, we dealt with the person experiencing those layers. We humans, though complex creatures, are rather simple:

We are ALWAYS living from a commitment.

Mostly, we’re living from a default commitment that we’re blind to. Looking good, being liked, seeking approval, getting it "right," proving we're “enough,” doing everything we “should,” etc.

Those commitments aren’t expressions of who we really are - they’re expressions of the culture and families we grew up in.

One of the beautiful aspects of even those inherited commitments, though, is that even they point to what really matters to us if we take a few moments to dig a little deeper.

What would greatness do in that situation you’re dealing with?

What would love do in that relationship you’re frustrated about?

How would curiosity engage with that stressful thought?

How would health and well-being respond to that craving?

And yes, what would Jesus, Gandhi, or Buddha do if they were in your shoes dealing with your life?

Want to get clear what matters most to you AND level up your ability to honor it? Get in touch with me and let’s talk.

Much Love. ❤️