Better Questions
If you want a better life, learn to ask yourself better questions. After all, it all begins with a question. Watch yourself closely. Your next action will begin with: “What should I do next?” What you are doing now may be shifted by: “Who is calling me on the phone?”
Most questions are pretty simple — or so we think. If you want to change the effectiveness of your day, stop asking: “What is next?” and replace it with: “What is now?” By being settled into the moment, you will get more done. There is nothing more time consuming than half of your mind being lost in the past or anxious about the future. What is next will be next. You will receive the cue when the time comes.
Here are some other ways to add quality to your life through better questions: Instead of asking how the universe works, ask yourself what it is trying to say to you personally. Replace ego questions like: “What is in it for me?” with “What is ultimate in this situation?”
Stop asking if you have enough money and ask yourself if you are paying attention to things that money cannot buy. The really quality things in life have no price tags.
John Kennedy is remembered most for a single phrase: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” He left his generation with a better question — one that has been forgotten (how many of us wake up asking: “What can I do for my country today?”).
These days I wonder more about what God wants from me than what I think I need. In time I will learn to replace “Will I be okay?” with “How do I fully grasp my eternal nature?” The more profound the question, the more soulful the experience…
