Five Things You’d Do If You Had Magical Abilities

With no limits on magical abilities? As in *POOF* I'm a genie with no constraints? Interesting. And tough.

There are things like "make world peace" or "end starvation", but what do those really mean? The strife and struggle in the world are a part of human existence. Morbid, perhaps, but in this case, I gotta side with Agent Smith:

Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost. Some believed we lacked the programming language to describe your perfect world. But I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality through suffering and misery. The perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from.

Similarly, I don't know that I would make my life a breeze. After all, magic abilities can easily become crutches. So...with that little bit of philosophical spewage, what would I do if I had magical abilities?

Manage my time
Face it, there are always instances when time is creeping or speeding by and you wish you could change the perceived speed of time. I would love to manage my time a little bit better. That way, I'd be able to blog to you and still get a full-night of sleep or not be late for my fitness classes. That would be pretty magical!

Teleportation
This is right along side with the time management thing. Sometimes it just takes too dang long to get somewhere or I lack the right kind of vehicle to move stuff. One of my current gripes is I don't have a good way to get 8-10 bales of straw or to transport 3-4 yards of mulch to my yard. Occasionally it is a problem because there are 8 people, and a minivan only has 7 seatbelts. Minor things that would just make life much easier.

Copious amounts of patience
Preschool teachers come to mind as role models for the amount of patience I wish I had. Never let them see you sweat! *sigh* My kids see me sweat all the time. So do others. Thus, I would like to have more patience, seemingly endless and totally magical amounts of patience.

Quiet the bitch
Sometimes I can be a complete and total bitch. I do not have (many) qualms about saying it as I see it, especially when I think someone is being inanely stupid. A lot of times, people don't appreciate it. Sometimes the message is appreciated, but my delivery is terrible. Lately, my bitchy side has been a little loud and uncontrolled. Maybe I just need more patience, but I think it would be pretty magical to instinctively know when I should just keep my mouth shut.

Never get stupid sick
I am one of those crazy nutjobs who doesn't do the flu shot, doesn't support herd immunity, and generally utilizes herbal and non-Western medicine before turning to Big Pharma. My reasoning is most that good health comes from a strong immune system, proper hygiene, and paying attention to the body. Am I in perfect health? Hell no! But I also recognize that snoring and eczema are my body informing me that I am not taking care of myself. I appreciate the warnings. That said, I wouldn't mind never having to deal with a common cold or being down because of a flu. Please note the BOLD "a"; these illnesses are caused by a ridiculous number of DIFFERENT TYPES of viruses, which is why the CDC admits "it’s possible that no benefit from vaccination may be observed". Yeah, I have multiple public health degrees...I'm a serious headache in my field. Anyhow, since there's no way to not get the virus and the virus isn't going to really help my immune system, I'd be perfectly happy to not deal with it.