Nothing exposes a sick self or environment more than a ban on questioning. We resist appropriate questioning of ourselves or others because it threatens power. It adds the “why” speed bump to a well-worn path of least resistance.
Questioning leads to accountability—to self and for results. Dismissing valid questions allows a person or belief system to remain the same. It ends the conversation before “change” can raise its hand.
If you can’t risk questioning yourself, you have no choice but to deny reality. Your soul loses its voice and corrective influence on you. In the absence of challenging questions, addiction, technology, and consumerism will take the place of the call of your soul. The cost will be far greater than introspection.
So, if you feel like something is missing, ask yourself these questions.
- Am I keeping a secret that isolates me?
- Have I made a habit of telling myself the truth?
- Is there a good reason to take this so seriously?
- Do I understand that nothing is more powerful than imagination?
- Is the problem a lack of information or an obsession with amassing it?
- How many followers of followers of followers am I taking advice from?
- Am I capable of spending any time away from the demons in my phone?
- Haven’t I already survived the worst-case scenario at some point in the past?
- Why do I trust the algorithm that man made more than the God who made man?
- Will my 80-year-old self be okay with the consequences of my current self being too afraid of mistakes to act?
Quote: “To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions.”— Sam Keen
Song Accompaniment: 24 Frames, Jason Isbell
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Artwork: The Art of Seth
Title Quote: Albert Einstein
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