A Mormon Woman's Reflections on Life and the Gospel of Jesus Christ

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Ever see yourself as Adda in A Bug’s Life …the up-and-coming queen bee–frenetic, anxious, and breathless–trying to be in control of her destiny and never quite feeling so? Or how about Rabbit in Pooh Party? Let’s rewind the tape on that one for a moment. Here’s Rabbit–preparing for a party, following a predetermined “schedule”–an air-tight list of things to do which he believes to be the guarantee to a successful party. He seems to be stressing over his lengthy list, tacked up by the bathroom mirror, as he pours over it while brushing his teeth! Poor Rabbit–In the process of striving for the perfect outcome, he completely destroys any chance of it! Over-focused on the end, he is unsurprisingly oblivious to the immediate–and intermediate–needs of those around him.

We watch Pooh standing at the kitchen table, assigned to bake a cake, struggling to decipher the recipe, dumping salt in the bowl instead of sugar–his pleas for help drowned out by Rabbit’s pacing and the incessant ticking of his watch. After blindly egging Pooh on, Rabbit chastises Piglet for innocently putting up Halloween decorations instead of birthday-party-appropriate ones–missing any opportunity to teach or encourage the sensitive party novice.

Moreover, we observe Tigger reprimanded for having just a little too much fun, not wiping windows to just the right rabbit-cadence. Funny, Rabbit is so intent on micro-managing yet, in more ways than one, he’s not “managing” at all! And then we’re hit with Rabbit’s telling remark, when challenged by Piglet for his synchronized behavior: “Fun? Who said anything about having fun?” Trying desperately to be in control, Rabbit forfeits it, and loses joy in favor of a miserable but all-too-comfortable mindset and mania.

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