Comments on: Run Lola Run http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2007/10/29/run-lola-run/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:37:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: <span class='mentorBadge' title='sarah is an official Power to Change mentor.' >sarah</span> http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2007/10/29/run-lola-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 sarah Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:18:43 +0000 http://movies.thelife.com/2007/10/29/run-lola-run/#comment-1851 A couple weeks ago I was on my way to work as usual. As I merged onto the highway, I looked up to see the car in front of me being driven off the road into a ditch full of water. Turns out someone had attempted to change lanes at half their speed, cutting them off. As I drove away I thought about how that could have been me in the ditch. If I had passed the unlucky car at a previous light, or sped up to pass them, I'd be door-handle-deep in rainwater. I wouldn't say this was life-changing, but moments like that make me think about life and how many events are tied together. Every choice you make has a ripple effect. But even more than that, our choices stack up together and shape the direction we're all going. We don't live in a society that likes to look at the consequences for our actions but that's what this movie and this discussion are all about: consequences for actions. I don't think we can afford to live life as though our decisions don't matter. A couple weeks ago I was on my way to work as usual. As I merged onto the highway, I looked up to see the car in front of me being driven off the road into a ditch full of water. Turns out someone had attempted to change lanes at half their speed, cutting them off. As I drove away I thought about how that could have been me in the ditch. If I had passed the unlucky car at a previous light, or sped up to pass them, I’d be door-handle-deep in rainwater.

I wouldn’t say this was life-changing, but moments like that make me think about life and how many events are tied together. Every choice you make has a ripple effect. But even more than that, our choices stack up together and shape the direction we’re all going.

We don’t live in a society that likes to look at the consequences for our actions but that’s what this movie and this discussion are all about: consequences for actions. I don’t think we can afford to live life as though our decisions don’t matter.

]]> By: alison http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2007/10/29/run-lola-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1849 alison Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:41:49 +0000 http://movies.thelife.com/2007/10/29/run-lola-run/#comment-1849 There are often days where I think back and wonder if I had done the littlest thing differently what the impact would have been. For instance when I'm driving to work, on occasion I get stuck in rush hour traffic and I wonder what if I had taken a different route or what if I had left earlier or later, would I be as stressed out about my drive? Often if I had changed my drive though, I would have missed out on something else. In thinking about my faith, if I had not been raised going to church on Sunday mornings with my family or if I had not been allowed to ask questions about God and the church while I was growing up, I wonder if I would be where I am today in my faith. I walk daily with God as my guide and I don't think I would have such a strong faith had my life been different. When I was a teen I attended many retreats and camps with the church and Iknow that those had a huge impact on my life, if I hadn't gone to those I don't think I would have become a minister. If I went to a different university I wonder if I would have studied different subjects and completed another degree right away. Really this list could go on and on... There are often days where I think back and wonder if I had done the littlest thing differently what the impact would have been. For instance when I’m driving to work, on occasion I get stuck in rush hour traffic and I wonder what if I had taken a different route or what if I had left earlier or later, would I be as stressed out about my drive? Often if I had changed my drive though, I would have missed out on something else.

In thinking about my faith, if I had not been raised going to church on Sunday mornings with my family or if I had not been allowed to ask questions about God and the church while I was growing up, I wonder if I would be where I am today in my faith. I walk daily with God as my guide and I don’t think I would have such a strong faith had my life been different. When I was a teen I attended many retreats and camps with the church and Iknow that those had a huge impact on my life, if I hadn’t gone to those I don’t think I would have become a minister. If I went to a different university I wonder if I would have studied different subjects and completed another degree right away.

Really this list could go on and on…

]]> By: prosperable http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2007/10/29/run-lola-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 prosperable Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:20:40 +0000 http://movies.thelife.com/2007/10/29/run-lola-run/#comment-1848 That was a really knowledgeable post. I often find that this topic is complicated to get your head round but you have summed it up really well. You reminded me of a guy I was reading the other day who was really good too. That was a really knowledgeable post. I often find that this topic is complicated to get your head round but you have summed it up really well. You reminded me of a guy I was reading the other day who was really good too.

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