I’ve had some wonderful conversations this week.
One question has unfailingly created the most impact.
When someone slows down to really connect with the question and consider their answer, there is often a big release of emotion.
The question...
What is it that you really want?
That question invites you to go deeper in your introspection. Not to take the surface responses (eg a new car, a promotion, a better job, a new home, a relationship, kids, more money) but to see what resides underneath those longings.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting any of those things.
The thing to consider is ‘why’ do you want them?
The universe loves a purpose.
In connecting with purpose, it's as if our hearts come on line, and the emotion releases.
Knowing that the having of these things is not the source of happiness, opens up space to see them as vehicles to a deeper more meaningful longing.
Here are some of the answers I heard this week:
I want to feel like I’m living life on my terms
I want to be there for my children’s bedtime
I want to make a difference in people’s lives
I want to feel free with my time I want to enjoy life more
When you slow down and ask yourself that question, what comes up?
I’d love to hear…
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