Ask Yourself Some Questions

I have to admit, I am really enjoying the "blogging" experience thus far. I'm easing into it, as you can see. I was thinking about thought-provoking questions today. I began wondering why we don't take some time each day and ask ourselves these questions. I realize we live in a very busy world and that we are all moving from one thing to the next. We are all racing to get to something. But have you ever really stopped to think about what that something really is?


Yes, we all have bills and families and responsibilities, but what about now, right now, in this very moment? Stop. Become aware. Listen to the noises around you. If there aren't any noises, listen to the silence. Just in this moment. And the moments are passing, aren't they? 


What about you? Are you where you want to be? Have you thought about this moment? Or have you continued to look past it all? We keep ourselves busy, even when we are not at work. Did you ever ask yourself why that is? What is it that keeps us from spending time with ourselves? Why have we stopped asking ourselves questions? Below, is a list of questions. Read them. Give yourself a few moments to ponder them silently.

1. What are the weaknesses I need to compensate for and how will I do this today?
2. What would I do if I wasn’t afraid?
3. What truth am I blurring?
4. What would I do if I wasn’t afraid?
5. What crossroads am I at right now?

After you've pondered them, try to answer them. Write your answers in a notebook or journal. Don't think about grammar or spelling. After you are done, ask yourself this final question: Is there room for you, in your own life? Is there?

A Profound Discovery

I have discovered that advice only touches people when they can finally see for themselves that they are on the wrong path. But unfortunately, the majority of people who are on the wrong path are completely blind to it, only impartation can touch them.

Questions to Discover Your Life's Purpose

Simple Instructions:
Take out a few sheets of loose paper and a pen.
Find a place where you will not be interrupted.
Turn off your cell phone.
Turn off your lap top, your television, your iPod, all of it.
Write the answers to each question (see below) down.
Write the first thing that pops into your head.
Write without editing. Use point form.
It’s important to write out your answers rather than just thinking about them.
Write quickly.
Give yourself less than 30 seconds a question. Preferably less than 15 seconds.
Be honest. No one will read it. It’s important to write without editing.
Enjoy the moment and smile as you write.

1. What makes you smile? (Activities, people, events, hobbies, projects, etc.)
2. What activities make you lose track of time?
3. What are your deepest values?
4. What were some challenges, difficulties and hardships you have overcome or are in the process of overcoming? How did you do it?
5. If you could get a message across to a large group of people. Who would those people be? What would your message be?

Once you have written the answers, put your pen down and take a break. Do not engage in anything that you turned off as you must have some clarity in order to process. Have a beverage or a snack. Take a walk. When you return, look at the questions and allow yourself to be "aware" of your answers as well as how they might apply to what direction you want to take with your life. Spend some time just enjoying the silence. Congratulations. You have just taken the first step in discovering your purpose.