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There are a lot of important questions we ask in life: Who? What? When? Where? How?<\/p>\n
But the most important of these is the one we ask the least often: Why?<\/p>\n
Granted, why?<\/em> is the hardest question to answer. But just because it can be difficult to answer doesn\u2019t mean it shouldn\u2019t be asked.<\/p>\n Why? <\/em>is the question with the most potential and the greatest opportunity to spark new life going forward.<\/p>\n When I first began minimizing and removing possessions from my home, I found myself asking lots of questions: Where should I start? How will I ever get through my entire home? Where should I drop off these items? How will I ever get this old piano out of the basement?<\/p>\n Lots of questions.<\/p>\n However, as the process continued, I began asking myself fewer what?, where?, and how? questions. No longer wondering what process might work best for my family, I began asking myself more difficult questions, including:<\/p>\n Why<\/em> did I buy all this stuff in the first place?<\/p>\n In the end, it was this question that brought the greatest potential and opportunity into my new life. It was this question of why?<\/em> that forced me to uncover and evaluate the unseen, unhealthy motivations that were contributing to my over-accumulation in the first place. Once I knew them, I was better equipped to overcome them.<\/p>\n That’s what makes this question so important.\u00a0Why? <\/em>forces us to stand face-to-face with questions of motivation and impulse. It requires us to confront the reason behind the actions.<\/p>\n As a result, it offers opportunity wherever it is asked:<\/p>\n What is the first thing you do in the morning? Why?<\/em> What struggle points do you have in your marriage? Why?<\/em> With each question, we journey deeper and deeper into our heart.<\/p>\n The what?<\/em> and where?<\/em> and when?<\/em> questions may reveal facts.\u00a0But the why?\u00a0<\/em>question uncovers motives.<\/p>\n And that is how self-reflection begins to emerge.<\/p>\n And it is self-reflection that paves the way for the greatest self-improvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are a lot of important questions we ask in life: Who? What? When? Where? How? But the most important of these is the one we ask the least often: Why? Granted, why? is the hardest question to answer. But just because it can be difficult to answer doesn\u2019t mean it shouldn\u2019t be asked. Why? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[440],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nWhat are the unhealthy habits in your life? Why are they there?<\/em>
\nWhat worries do you carry? Why is that so?<\/em>
\nWhat fears do you have? Why do you have them?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDo you enjoy your work? Why?<\/em>
\nAre you getting ahead financially? Why not?<\/em>
\nAre you content with your life? Why or why not?<\/em>
\nAre you happy? Why or why not?<\/em><\/p>\n