Tom Simpson via Compfight
This morning, I’m asking a lot of questions and not finding many answers. Questions like…
- Am I just being lazy?
- Am I due for a much needed break?
- Am I avoiding responsibility?
- Is there anything I’m missing?
- Is there something I need to do next? Now? What is it?
- What different things do I need to do?
- What do I need to stop doing?
- How can I improve my attitude?
- Is the Cynical Old Coot the real me or is it a mask I once put on and can’t get off?
- What if my best days are indeed behind me?
- What do I do now?
- How can I change my trajectory?
- If I quit one of the side gigs, what would we do without the income?
- Is the income from the side gigs worth the anxiety?
- Is giving up the side gig income worth a different kind of anxiety?
Frederick Buechner says we often build castles to protect ourselves from others and the outside world. But we soon find those castles become the prisons of our own making, that hold us captive and restrict our freedom to function as we were intended and designed. He goes on to say that the simple words, “Help me” are the keys that open those gates, and release us to our better selves.
If that’s the case, then the questions may help us get to the place of asking for that help.
