Side Chat: Stop being reasonable!

<p class="p1">One of our favorite lines in <em>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone</em> is in the very first chapter, when Vernon Dursley is introduced:</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">“<span class="s1">He hurried to his car and set off for home, hoping he was imagining things, which he had never hoped before, because he didn't approve of imagination.”</span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">Can you imagine how differently Harry’s life would have gone if he’d decided to be more of a Dursley than a Potter? If he’d dedicated his life to being <em>normal</em> and <em>rational</em> and <em>reasonable</em>? We’re imagining something like:</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">“Harry decided it wasn’t particularly sensible to leave his life at Number 4 Privet Drive behind to attend a school where they study ridiculous subjects like <em>flying</em> and <em>potions making.</em> He lived in the cupboard under the stairs until he was old enough to start an internship at Grunnings, where he learned how to fill orders for drills. He wasn’t happy, but he was practical, and that’s what mattered! The end.”</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">One of the biggest cons we’ve pulled on ourselves is believing that being <em>reasonable</em> is actually safe and productive. In this month’s brand-new Side Chat, we’re dispelling (di<em>spelling</em> … get it) you of that notion. We’re talking about…</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">Rachel’s realization that being “reasonable” actually caused trauma that it took about 15 years to heal from.</li> <li class="li1">All the things we think we need to be practical and rational about, but that are actually just holding us down.</li> <li class="li1">The difference between being “unreasonable” and “irresponsible.”</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p class="p4"><span class="s3"><a href= "https://clarityonfire.com/stop-being-reasonable" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leave a comment</a></span> after you’ve listened to share what you’re going to let yourself be “unreasonable