Many years ago I came across these words by Rainier Maria Rilke, in his Letter to a Young Poet:
“Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”
I’ve been compiling a list of questions that I love to ask myself and others ever since. When I’m feeling confusion or stress, it’s usually because I haven’t taken the time to ask myself some good questions. I notice this is true for my clients, too. With that in mind, I’m sharing some of my favorite questions in the next few blog entries.
Here’s the one that shows up today: Who am I now? I’ll be carrying it in my pocket today to find out, as the day progresses, as I live with it. Here’s what I notice this moment. I’m finding my way back to my center after the last month’s whirlwind of activities. I’m noticing I’ve been missing me when I’m responding to everyone else. I’m a woman who wants to re-connect with her body and her daily life. I’m a being who wants to return home to her heart when she gets lost in her head.
I’m a woman who wants to live into her answers as she lives her questions.
What about you? Who are you now? What do you discover as you ask yourself this question?
What are your favorite questions? I’d love to add them to the list.
