The Art of Living Life Pt 0.2

I am not a wise person, I am simply a person willing to ask questions. I'm not sure I was always like this. My parents may believe I was, but somewhere along the lines, I started to fear the questions that mattered most. I assumed I knew the answers, or I told myself it didn't matter, but in fact it did.

One of the most important things we can do is ask. The power of the question has led to advances in medicine to discovering new frontiers. Albert Einstein reminds us that "the imagination is greater than reality", for he knew that reality is formed out of the imagination, not the other way around.

What we believe to be true today can be disproved tomorrow because of a question. New technology, better living, and current seeming conundrums can be solved if we first take the brave step of asking a question and answering it through our imagination.

One of the best ways to find the answers, is by creating space for it. By creating space, we open up ourselves to seeing the infinite possibilities that could be, rather than focusing on what we believe just is. How can creativity survive in a confined space? Creativity was meant to breathe and expand! Our imagination cannot fully be tapped if we don't allow space for it to grow.

I was once told we love to build an idea and then create an impenetrable wall around it, fearing its destruction. And by doing so, we limit future possibilities—greater possibilities. But we must remember that through every act of creation, there was an act of creating space to allow that creation to happen.

I don't have all the answers, and I'm okay with that. I am who I am, and I am where i am. I'm not standing still. And I hope you aren't either. I'm on a journey for an extraordinary life, one moment at a time…

learning to grow farther,
-TJ

Comments

[Shuva Rahim]

love this, TJ! Asking questions is so important... if I could add, I also think how you ask the questions is also just as important. Being inquisitive vs. accusatory I've found drastically make a difference in communication, especially in using the words "should" and "just" can be so limiting, especially since one size doesn't fit all. Thank you for this post.