Rock the Boat
Hi friend,
I have always been a questioner. Connecting the dots and seeing the relationship between things is something my mind has always been curious to uncover. And now, more than ever it seems it is important to question everything around us so we can help diminish the intolerance, ignorance, and injustice plaguing humanity.
To dull our curiosity to understand, to mute our voices for fear of being viewed as an outcast, to water down our inner strength in the guise of fitting in, is to undermine our power. This serves as an invitation to be on stage as puppets in someone else’s play—to relinquish our autonomy.
Today, the bullies are bigger and louder than ever in being a questioner. But at this time in my life, I feel I am unable to temper my questioning curiosity. It seems that 2020 and its upheaval were the ideal opportunity to put this into practice on a bigger scale. Our health, our right to choose, and our very freedom were tested on a new level many of us had not witnessed before. It seems that the cancellation and postponement of many of our regular ways of living created the catalyst for the cancel culture, for the higher levels of intolerance and disregard for human life that we continue to witness.
It is my responsibility to continue to question in order to create the life I want, to better understand and connect to the world around me, to not live according to someone else’s standards. It is my right to question what does not make sense to me, what goes against the fundamentals of living a life true to myself and being a good steward of the world around me. For me, to not question is a haphazard way of living and allows me to unconsciously step in line with popular belief, opinions, rules, and regulations that don’t feel right—that unnerve my soul in some way. It is an easy way to let ourselves off the hook for falling in line with the status quo.
So I will continue to question. I will continue to dig beneath the surface (the surface of most things is superficial at best) to gain a better understanding of what is. I will allow my curiosity to play to build a better connection with the world around me, to put my own beliefs to the test to see if they’re still in alignment with my life now, and to better understand. I will question to not aimlessly fall in line with what appears to be right, or just because.
I believe if we all stepped up and questioned things more, sought to understand the why behind things, were curious to connect the dots to see what is really at play, to learn and grow our knowledge, the world could be a better place.
You’ve got to stop being afraid to speak up, to ask questions, to seek to understand, for fear of rocking the boat. Many boats of thinking need to be capsized to make room to build a new, stronger, more just fleet.
So where in your life could you benefit from speaking up and asking more questions? What boat do you need to help capsize?
- Jen