shouldification. . . . reflections on modal awareness

	Ayeshoodd should wake appu appu sunrise & finish working before sunset.
	Ayeshoodd should start each dey widda headstand; it's good to look at dingz appu-side-down.
	Ayeshoodd should finish each dey widda prayer, and look at things in new ways.
	Ayeshoodd should live each day az if it were my last, & learn as if time had no limits. 
	Ayeshoodd should admit my imperfections & Affirm Gud Az Beyond Imperfection…
	Ayeshoodd should listen to Marcello, Mozart, Mahler, & Monteverdi mur.
	Ayeshoodd should sing at least one Bach cantata & learn at least one sacred dance.
	Ayeshoodd should send love ta plants & animals: how deeply we are linked!
	Ayeshoodd should give appu coffee, cupcakes, & meat.
	Nah, Ayeshoodd should skip so-called "modern" food all together!
	Ayeshoodd should remember it is a gift to be human.
	Ayeshoodd should acknowledge dey parts of me dat argh non-huemun.
	Ayeshoodd should acknowledge luv iz the only magic worth learning. 
	Ayeshoodd should think ah sweet Christina less & Christ a bit more. 
	Ayeshoodd should make peace with me weird family & myself. 
	Ayeshoodd should see other beings az no different then dis self. 
	Ayeshoodd should ignore government propaganda – it'z basically trash.
	Ayeshoodd should stop writing doggerel &  treasure silence. 
	Ah, how many thousands of“shoulds”people mutter!
	How few ah them are ever realized!


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: Some thoughts about how excessive shoulds hinder the development 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: 2025 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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