From the time I was a small child, I have had a very inquisitive nature. My parents tell me that "why" was one of my first words. I have always asked questions, for I'm truly curious about the world around me. This insatiable yearning for knowledge is an unconscious theme that weaves throughout my life.
There's just something inside that has to know "why". Whenever I meet someone new I want to know their story. As I was introduced to new theories and principles in school, I'd always want to know why they were important and how and why things worked the way they did.
I was never one to just accept things as they were, but was always questioning the logic and the reasoning behind them. As you can imagine, this personality trait hasn't always been to my benefit, especially with my parents, teachers and those in positions of authority.
My questioning was never out of disrespect, but rather, from a personal need for greater understanding. By asking a question and going deeper, I felt better connected to the world around me. I could understand not only why people did what they did, but also, why they made the choices and decisions that they did. Once the answers were in place, then all seemed right with the world.
I have always believed that the quality of our life is determined primarily by the quality of the questions we ask. One thing that I've learned from observing the world is that those who ask good questions and go deeper have lives that are deeper and more meaningful.
As an adult, my day still includes questions, but now, mostly of an internal nature. For by asking questions of oneself, especially ones that we don't have conscious answers for, the world of infinite possibility opens before us.
Our subconscious mind deplores unanswered questions. Just the simple act of asking ourselves a question, sends the unconscious mind off on an unrelenting quest for the answer. This is especially helpful when you ask yourself a question like, "What grand and glorious adventure can I have today?" or, "How does it get any better than this?"
The simple act of self-questioning is a way for getting past the learned beliefs and limitations and getting to the place of being the infinite beings that we truly are.
It's especially important to ask these kinds of questions when life isn't perfect. When things are upside down, just asking a question like, "How does it get any better than this?" automatically sets the subconscious mind to work. It doesn't seem to make any sense, as our conscious mind could list a litany of solutions on how life could get better, but it's a rhetorical question for the conscious mind. We're talking to the subconscious here- because that's where the power is.
Just by asking that question instead of making decisions and judgments, interesting things begin to happen. The subconscious mind is busy lining things up to answer our question and show us how life can get better than this.
When the car breaks down while driving to work, rather than cursing the situation, imagine asking yourself, "How can this experience be a gift in my life?" Watch what happens. It's like some form of magic shows up in our lives to teach us, support us and provide us with even greater opportunity.
No matter what things happen in our lives, by just being in question in each moment, the potential for greater possibility expands. Judgment disappears, knowing that in this situation, there too may be a blessing. Even those experiences and situations that we previously might have judged as "bad", can now unfold into what may be a great gift in our life.
My friend, Angela Bear teaches how to make questioning a regular part of life. She expands my general curiosity for the life around me by using questioning as a tool for deeper person growth as well as business success.
According to Angela, we are here to have fun, to expand and to experience ease, joy and glory. Her question to us is, "What would it take for you to be the fun?"
Can you feel that already? Just by asking a question something inside starts conspiring with the Universe on our behalf. Details line up. Doors start to open. And suddenly, the situation turns, the solution is in front of us and the answer appears from just asking a question. It seems a bit backwards and a bit counter intuitive, but it works.
How can your life get better than it is? Start asking questions.
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Thanks for the lovely clear view of a different way of being in the world than most of us are used to.
I also have worked with Angela and know her joyous, loving and inspiring way of clearing energy. After one session with her exhilarating opportunities made their way to me in different areas of my life.
How does it get better than this? Hmmmm, such a great question!
Sincerely
Laura Brandon
Thats great intervew.!!!!!
Thank u Angela u have been very helpful with your point of vew,
Keep doing this great inspirational work.
I am looking forward to seeing u soon and have a session with you to inprove my bussiness
Big hugs from Greece
The power is definitely in the question. And I truly learnt that when I began working with Angela Bear from http://www.millionairesaccess.com
Before that, I was always actively looking for specific answers.
But now I simply ask "What are the infinitie possibilities?" and let the answers manifest in my life. And wow - it's sooo much more fun :-)
I mean - how does it get any better than this?
Ade Shokoya - www.ItsAnEntrepreneursWorld.com
I was directed to your post by Angela Bear after I shared some special news with her through a facebook video.
The timing of her sending me here is quite a remarkable synchronicity as I am reading and studying "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz. In the Fourth Agreement, he tells us to "Always Do Your Best."
Combining the questions Angela teaches along with "Always do your Best" is a powerful combination. When I am doing my best and am planting the seeds to add it by asking "How can I make this better?" is sure to bring expanded creativity and enjoyment of each moment. Being fully present to enjoy the moment with an awareness that the universe is sending greater things my way is a wonderful combination.
With love and Roses on your Windshield,
Paul
www.rosesonthewindshield.com
The world really has been waiting for this shift we are all experiencing...and Angela's energy is a lift for us all! She really sounds magical. Astute businesses will now be contacting people like Angela...gone are the days of rainbows and dolphins as the metaphysical guide to the universe..(no offence to dophins!!)...it's just that people in Manolos and Italian LBD's are also talking about energy..and change, and what else is possible?...consciousness just went mainstream..and Angela is leading the flow!
warmest,
Dee Light... www.accessthespeedoflight.com
What a great article about asking questions and being curious. I recently had a wonderful connection with Angela and she helped me with that very subject. She actually brought questions to my attention that I hadn't even thought of. As it pertained to my personal life and business, I have to be more aware of why things happen and ask myself questions. But, we should all be very interested in what is happening around us as I believe things do happen for a reason.
Be Well,
Susan
By asking ourselves questions like that we end up doing the opposite of what questions like "How does it get better than this?" do.
Great article!
-Paul
I wonder would the world be a little diferent if we function form the question instead of the answer?
What else its possible?
I really enjoyed the article. The idea of changing your perception of a situation by asking the correct question is very powerfull, and this also reminded me of something I saw in a talk by Benjamin Zander on TED.com.
He was discussing how fear of failure or mistakes can make performers seize up - and then suggested that, if every time you made a mistake you said 'how fascinating' rather than being worried about it, the fear of failure would reduce and this would help open up your creativity.
Thanks again for the interview and I will take the time to look up Angela's site to try and find some more gems of wisdom!
Mark
Thanks for your thought provoking article. I'll try asking more questions of myself in the way you suggest.
"A question empowers, an answer disempowers". Your phenomenal description of what living in the question can do for your life, hugely highlights my opening quote! How does it get any better than this? What else is possible? Immense gratitude to you and to Angela for your awesome contribution! As a licenced facilitator, it is required of me to both 'live in the question' and to 'be the question' thereby bringing greater ease, joy & glory in facilitating and empowering those seeking to transform their lives for the better, with lots of fun thrown in!!! What will it take for more of this to show up?
such great theme here at Huffington Post , what is best place to mention about questioning , without it we couldnt learn anything in this life or better with questioning we learn all .
We owe a great deal to teachers of the World as You are for making us curious , without this quality is hard to learn at all.
Much of success to all of Your readers Gail and Angela
Make questioning worth mentioning
Love You All
Nikolas
This is EXACTLY why I LOVE working with Angela Bear so much.. Her whole methodology is just like you said, having you be in the inquiry ... asking questions... it always blows me away to hear what answers come back. My life and my business have taken quantum leaps in the time that I've spent working with Angela having me stay in the question.
How does it get any better than this?
Love you Gail!!!
I love this article and interview with Angela, I'm relatively new to living in the question, but i've been having lots of fun testing this methodology.... i've been using lots of the questions that Angela mentions with phenomenal results....
My current favourite is "Who am i today and what grand and glorious adventure will i have?" My life is so much more fun and light... How does it get any better than that?.... another question i love using...:-)
Thankyou Angela for introducing me to the questions, my life has changed so much and for the better...
I'm so grateful for you...You Rock...
It is such a pleasure to work with you!
What would it take for even more fun, joy and adventure to show up?
How did we get to be so lucky?
With Infinite Gratitude,
Angela
htt[://www.millionairesaccess.com
Thank you for your comments! It's my pleasure to share the questions as
they have been life changing for me as well.
What would it take for our lives to continue to change dynamically as we
experience even more ease, joy and glory?
With Infinite Gratitude,
Angela Bear
http://www.millionairesaccess.com
For more information about living in the question go to:
http://www.accessconsciousness.com