What are we doing and why are infrequently asked questions Do you ever stop and ask, “What am I doing?” When you get the answer, does it sometimes raise the additional question of “Why am I doing it?” How does this happen? There are, of course, many reasons. But we frequently don’t question them. How do we reclaim this? Asking questions of ourselves One of the keys to mindfulness and the related conscious awareness that comes with it is to ask questions. These questions include: · What am I thinking? · What am I feeling? · How am I feeling? Along this same line: · What am I doing? · Why am I doing this? When we ask and answer these questions, that makes them present in the here and now. Ergo, we know, mindfully, who, what, where, how, and why we are. Getting these answers lets us work out what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. When we don’t ask, we don’t know. The answer to the question is never a constant The one and only constant in the entire Universe is change. It is guaranteed that change can and will happen. And thus, the answers to these questions are always changing. This is a choice When all is said and done, you get to choose this. Ask questions? Or don’t. Get to know yourself? Or not. Practice mindfulness? Or just allow the routine and habit to carry you along and let life live you. This week’s Applied Guidance for Mindfulness Tool: This is a very simply mindfulness tool. At least twice a day for the next week, write down the time, both these questions, and the answers to them: · What am I doing? · Why am I doing this? At the end of a week look back and see what you have been doing and how much it has changed – even subtly. Now, for another week, ask and answer these questions at least a day – but it’s not necessary to write them down. At the end of these two weeks, please review. Do you feel more mindful and in control? Author Website: https://mjblehart.com Email: author@mjblehart.com Instagram Twitter Facebook Blogs: titaniumdon.com and mjblehart.medium.com Cover artist Fe Mahoney: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TaliasInspirations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices