shouldification. . . . reflections on modal awareness

	Ayeshoodd wake appu befir sunrise & finish work az dey sun sets…
	Ayeshoodd start each dey widda headstand & kunsider dingz appuside-down…
	Ayeshoodd finish each dey widda prayer, seeing rightside-appu…
	Ayeshoodd admit my imperfections & Affirm Gud Az Beyond Imperfection…
	Ayeshoodd listen ta Marcello, Mozart, Mahler, & Monteverdi mur…
	Ayeshoodd sing at least one Bach canata & learn at least one sacred dance…
	Ayeshoodd send luv ta plants & animals: how deeply we are linked!
	Ayeshoodd remember it'za gift ta B human…
	Ayeshoodd acknowledge dey parts ah me dat are non-huemun.
	Ayeshoodd pray wid kunviction & play wid zest…
	Ayeshoodd answer mail promptly &believe prayers are answered too…
	Ayeshoodd give appu ice cream, coffee, cappucakes, & meat… Nah –
	Ayeshoodd skip so-called "modern" food all together!
	Ayeshoodd learnta spell…
	Ayeshoodd practice magic spells…
	Ayeshoodd acknowledge luv iz dey only magic wurth learning…
	Ayeshoodd think ah sweet Christina less & Christ a bit more…
	Ayeshoodd make peace wid myself & me weird femily…
	Ayeshoodd see udder beings az no different dan dis self…
	Ayeshoodd ignore gobbernmint pripaganda – it'z basically trash.
	Ayeshoodd make luv with me waife at least once before dying…
	Ayeshoodd notice dey thousands ah "Ayeshoodds" folks mutter,
      		  recognising how few argh realized widout 1-pointedness & faith…
	Ayeshoodd live each day az if it'were duh last & learn time has no limits…
	Ayeshoodd stop wraitin doggeral & treasure silence…
	Ayeshoodd accept dis moment & breathe… breathe… be…


Kasim: 	Looks like this clown has a long list of things to do!

Nadia: 	(shrugging her shoulders) Ah, our mental lists! Don't they seem infinite?

Will: 	Yeah. How few things in life actually count!


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from How Weird: Out of the Box of Expectations by T Newfields
Summary:  An anti-poem & dialog about how excessive 'shoulds' hinder the develop of future 'coulds'.
Keywords: ought-to self, motivation theory, behavioural constraints, super-ego imperatives 

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 2009 in Tokyo, Japan  ☆ Finished: 2019 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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