What this makes possible
Howdy Reader,
If paradox is your love language, read on....
This week in yoga, I themed classes based on a question inspired by my friend Maggie and the canon of work called Liberating Structures. It's all about asking questions in a thoughtful and useful way, and I'm presently obsessed with the question that is better than why.
What question could be better than why?!
"What does this make possible?"
Dude.
'Why' leaves the door so far open that you have to keep asking it, like a wordy nerdy toddler.
'What does this make possible,' asks you if you're taking a particular action based in fear or reason. Preparation or protection. It's powerful.
What does this lunge make possible? How about this meditation? Or this breath practice?
Strength, in service of taking the stairs more often or climbing ruins.
The possibility of calm.
The potential of self-awareness.
It's even good outside of the warm and cozy tech-free environment of a studio yoga class.
What does drinking this 3pm triple shot macchiato make possible?
Powering through the afternoon in a frenzied, over-caffeinated and perpetually exhausted manner.
What does a 30 minute power nap make possible?
Rational, coherent thought AND a proper bed time.
Is it magic?! No. Does it feel more useful to me in more circumstances than 'why'? Indeed.
Try it on?
What does this make possible?
Report back?
K
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