When I was a full on, engaged and annoyingly devote Christian, I remember reading the book "In His Steps" and for some time after that adopted the term What Would Jesus Do or WWJD? I wore a bracelet that served as a reminder much like a string around a finger would have done in times past.

What would Jesus do in this situation? That situation? Rather than reacting and perhaps making a blunder that could cause painful consequences which of course is anathema to a devout Christian because, well, mistakes equal sins and sins. We know where that leads unless you are saved by this same Jesus.

It made sense to wonder what would Jesus do. Then you are safe, on the right path, following in his steps… right into God’s holy presence and eventually heaven.

The problem is that there are tens of thousands of variations of religion just within the Christian faith and for that matter millions of variations because, each of us is quite different in our take of what Jesus would do!

The years of my sojourn (to use old KJV terminology) is over 60 at this time and the longer I sojourn the more likely I admire Jesus, but also Buddha, Siddhartha, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Tyler Durden (Fight Club), Timber Hawkeye, Pema Chodron, Edith Eger, and so so so many more.

In other years, I’d ask what would Buddha do? What would Edith do? What would (fill in the name of someone farther along and wiser than I) do?

Which brings me to this: What would I do or WWID?

Then one day I felt that tap on my shoulder from Sophia, who asked me What would YOU do? It felt electric! It felt exciting and frightening all at the same time.

I tried saying it in my head and it came out at least four very different ways saying the same thing but with entirely different meanings.

What would I do? What would I do? What would I do? What would I do???

Holy shit? What. Would. I. Do??

So, as I sojourn till my time is done, I intend to ask myself, “what would I do?”

It is super scary and exciting but, frankly, I am the only person who knows me, who lives 24/7/365 with me. The only one who has to live with the less than perfect decisions I make and also gets to glory in the joys of my life.

 Each day will be an adventure and I get to ask, what will I do?