{"id":3293,"date":"2010-01-14T18:38:16","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T22:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2021-02-04T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T18:03:11","slug":"asking-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/2010\/01\/14\/asking-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Always<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s what lead you down my “rabbit hole”. You wondered about something that lead your curiosity to here<\/em>. It’s so like you. Always asking questions and expanding your mind. Why can’t you just accept the norm, the conventional, the accepted? Why must you ask WHY?<\/p>\n

Doing it your way.<\/h3>\n

It’s your thirst for learning, your curiosity at the world, that makes you just that little<\/em> bit of weird. You want to grow, you work<\/strong> to grow and you do it by consistently exploring<\/strong> your Self and your world. You’re a Cultural Creative<\/a> (or an Integral, as Ken Wilber coined) because of it.<\/p>\n

Ask me a question. Ask us a question. Get answers.<\/h3>\n

To honour our need to explore, I’ve added a new page to the blog called ASK in replacement of the forum (UPDATE: This page has now been removed as I couldn’t facilitate it without using a buggy and problematic plugin). There you can ask me a question by leaving a comment<\/strong>. The rest of the troupe can benefit from our discussion and add to it.<\/p>\n

The longer the question, the better the answer.<\/strong> Make it a good story. Including more personal detail in your question will add to it’s clarity.<\/p>\n

Ask your Self a question. Get answers.<\/h3>\n

Have a question on which You need advice? I learned this cool exercise for “dropping down the rabbit hole” for quick guidance and stress relief, and possibly to create a shift of focus, from Julia Cameron in The Right to Write<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Set pen to page and run a little Q&A on your Self. For example, write your question down:<\/p>\n

Q. Why can’t I come up with a sample question?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Next listen for advice, and write down what you hear.<\/p>\n

A. Because you not confident in your abilities to be engaging.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don’t be surprised if your answers are hardheaded and practical. Your guidance will often seem simpler and wiser than your normal thinking. Try it next time you need a little perspective to find a solution.<\/p>\n

This article was inspired by Shane McSimov’s new blog TheSquab (where he has an ASK page for his readers) and by Samatha Brightwell<\/a>, who challenges me to embrace my writing, and has encouraged me to read Julia Cameron’s work. Thank you to both of you for your fabulous minds and ideas.<\/em><\/p>\n

photo credit: Eleaf<\/a>
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\"Always<\/a><\/p>\n

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Doing it your way.<\/h3>\n

It’s your thirst for learning, your curiosity at the world, that makes you just that little<\/em> bit of weird. You want to grow, you work<\/strong> to grow and you do it by consistently exploring<\/strong> your Self and your world. You’re a Cultural Creative<\/a> (or an Integral, as Ken Wilber coined) because of it.<\/p>\n

Ask me a question. Ask us a question. Get answers.<\/h3>\n

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