#490 – What else stops you from asking questions?There's a saying in Spain: "he who asks ends up sweeping." That's one reason we avoid asking, so we don't end up tasked with a chore we didn't want to do.But there's another strong reason not to ask: w...
#489 – What do your questions say about yourself?We all love to talk about ourselves. Being asked questions makes us feel interesting––the curiosity we spark!Yes: asking questions brings you closer to people. A study showed that people paired up to c...
#488 – What keeps you from taking the leap?Some decisions are hard, not because they require deep thinking or complex calculations, but because we fear getting stuck with the "wrong" outcome.That's what my family and I are facing right now––and what'...
#487 – How does meditation help you access your natural creativity?Which sounds more like you: sweeping only when the floor looks dirty, or every day, so that it's always clean?For a couple of days I'd been half-assing or skipping my meditation sessi...
$486 – How I turned *the* dreaded conversation into a collaborative, amicable chatDreading the difficult conversation happens to the best of us. Even I, after writing about how to overcome the dread, did.I know I wrote that if you stay open to w...
#485 – How does writing train you in presence?Living inside yourself as a writer isn't always easy: it's full transparency, TMI around the clock, with things you'd rather not see.Yesterday I got a rejection email: my application was “deemed less comp...
#484 – Why write, or how does writing serve you?Many people today outsource their writing to AI––to their own peril. In August of 2003, during a weeklong course, Portuguese novelist António Lobo Antunes confessed that he wrote to "capture the smiles...
#483 – What stories do you keep spinning even to yourself?Self-deception is probably the most dangerous habit we humans engage in. It’s dangerous because it keeps us in la-la-land while Rome burns. And it’s dangerous because it shows up in disguise—c...
#482 – How are your words shaping your happiness?When you communicate your reality, your words aren't neutral: "there are no neutral thoughts," ACIM says. They position you in your reality, making you choose an angle, the lens that colors your experi...
#481 – How do you rebel against control?The need for autonomy is intrinsically human, a necessary part of self-determination. When you feel you own your life, you assert your personhood.These last few weeks, I've been feeling oppressed by the time-ke...