How much do I love asking questions?

It seems to me that we generally underestimate questions. Many of us believe that for there to be a question, there must be an answer. I mean, that's how the equation goes, isn't it? But what if posing a question isn't about getting an answer? (Though that can be pretty satisfying.) How much mind-blowing can be induced when you do away with answers entirely and revel in the space that questions create?

Question rampages will soon be my specialty. They might be already.

My friend and one of my most favorite people ever, Jason, got me going on this during a bodywork session. Pose a question, consider options, allow whatever rises to rise, whether or not it's an answer. Live in the space. Let it hang. Breathe it in and swim in curiosity. Let a question lead to another. Let there be no "figuring it out" or "coming to a conclusion".

I find it's a very powerful exercise for me. It doesn't end when anything is answered. It "ends" when it feels like it's "ended". (by this I mean, usually when I do it, I'm writing. I have to physically stop at some point) It could be a particular word that has stopped me, or a turn of phrase. It could be a super-heavy realization I like to let linger, finish off my day with, or start my day with, or let the moment infinitize itself (I also like to invent words) with.

Recently, on Twitter:

• How different would life be if I constantly asked questions? How long could I keep that up? Wasn't it a game on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"?
• Can there be satisfaction in not having an answer? Why do I require an answer? Why do I need to be satisfied?
• What's courage?
• How deep does it go? Which path do I take? Where will this take me? Have I arrived? Can I stop now?
• Are others curious about their own psyche? How do they go about exploring it? At what point do they stop & climb out? How fearless are they?
• What does fear have to do with it? When does it get good? Is there healing involved? What's the result? Where's the growth?
• What can patience teach me right now? What can I allow in?
• What can I let go?
• How important is order? How does it feel to be wrong? How does it feel to win? How important are feelings? How important is importance?

How important is importance?

I'm asking. You, maybe. How important is importance?

Will it hover? Will you paw for conclusions like many of us do? Will it open the door for other considerations and questions?

So maybe, hopefully, you like this question-asking business.

 

It's magical. It ~opens doors in the mind. It somehow gets you to some deeply spiritual place. It gets you in touch with the infinite, with source, with you. This might not be a fact.