Steps to Inquiry
Today I am posting a link to a great article outlining the steps to inquiry....a method encouraged by Geneen Roth, to finding the root of your problems....whether it is eating, drinking, drugs, or working. Below are some good questions that might open you up to getting to know your self better. Perhaps by answering these questions below, it might uncover some hidden beliefs that you could "inquire" about.
Some good questions to ask your self before an Inquiry might be:
1) How much effort am I making to learn and grow from each experience in life, both easy and difficult?
2) What are my beliefs about:
My body - Do I believe I am too fat, too skinny or just right? Do I believe my body serves me or do I serve my body?
My relationships - Do they nourish me? What purpose do they serve for growth in my life? Do I believe I am treated well?
My work - Is it fulfilling?
My spirituality - Do I trust in a higher power? Does a higher power exist?
Sex - What role does it play in my life? Do I experience shame or joy around it? Do I misuse it? Do I see it as a vehicle for spiritual and emotional expression?
My Money? (Do I believe it is the root of all evil or does it simply give me the freedom to do what I want in life? Do I have a lot of fear around making it or keeping it?
3) When in my life am I fully present? In my job? With my partner and kids? When I am working? When I am playing? When I am alone?
4) Where in my life am I hiding? In other words, where do I privately know that I need to take more responsibility and/or become fully present?
5) Where in my life am I flirting with disaster?
