It’s the most basic string of Wander Questions. Think about them. Journal if you prefer (I often do). Take a short (or long) walk with them. Let insight come. Some are small. Some are big.
What has your attention?
(You don’t need to report everything or only the big things. There’s a gift in picking one thing, that, kinda waves in the wind to your attentional field.)
Why do you think it has your attention?
(Often, it’s exciting. Or challenging. Or embarrassing. Or encouraging. No judgement needed. Just sincerity.)
What might that have to do with who you are and who you are becoming?
(Most things are connected. Some more than others. The psyche loves to make the connections more visible. Seriously. You get to guess.)
For me, today, on this Wednesday…
Well, I’m writing about it now in this post. “Wander” has my attention. The concept. The practice. The whimsy of it. The serious commitment of it. I like looking at the word with the spiral that replaces the “e” of “Wander”.
Why do I think it has my attention? Lots of general things. I like creating visuals. I like playing with visual space. I like creating meaning. I like creating invitation. I’m the kind of human that appreciates a bit of room to seek the deeper meaning. So many of my hunches these days pull away from the restrictions of stories and purpose statements that are too narrow. So many hunches pull me toward more conscious (and sometimes hidden) ways.
What’s that got to do with my being / becoming? This is where the deep values / yearnings / longings show up. I feel alive in the creative energy. I like that feeling. I feel alive in sinking in, and sometimes challenging, many of the smaller stories of purpose. Asking these kind of questions with my colleagues, friends, and teams — well, it helps me, them, us find life-giving ways together. This is the game plan for some of us. And needed. I like that feeling.
Ok, that’s me. Wander Wednesday. Basic questions. Important practice.
You?
