The ‘What If’ Book Club

I formed a book club with some friends of mine who were on the cusp of being burnouts. These are friends that I’ve loved and been enraged by through the years. Friends I’ve projected my own insufficiencies and problems on to at times, friends I’ve known for my whole life. Friends that I believe can grow, like I believe I can grow.

That’s why this book club is so amazing. This is an opportunity for us to learn and grow together. In a way where we all need to be accountable. It isn’t even the first week, and already I am in the world of ‘What if?’

What if they don’t meet the weekly goal? What if they drop out of reading it all together? What if we have to confront our own ignorance we so badly want to hide away? Or worse; what if I’m the one that slows everyone down or falls off? I’ve ghosted projects and people before, so falling behind in this area would not be anything surprising. 

But the world of ‘What if’ is not a prison. That world can just as surely set me free. What if we have a deeper level of conversation about life and suffering than we ever had before? What if our reading this unlocks a deep passion for learning and growth that we had masked through our wild old ways? What if this book club is the catalyst for all the changes that I’ve wanted to make for the better in my life?

The pages keep on turning.