10 Questions for Reflection
The 500 Things Project Ep. 30
Hello there! Today: Questions for self-reflection based on the enneagram.1 The enneagram tradition is a complex, dynamic, and beautiful tool for inner work, but you don’t have to know anything about it to use these questions. In fact, they could be useful as a way into exploring your enneagram type.
Our questions today consist of two general steps: observation and balancing action. In the first step, you are invited to observe the different facets of your personality at work. Often, observation from a place of self-compassion is enough to turn us towards meaningful change in our attitudes and behavior. In the second step you might consider ways that you could intentionally shift towards balance in that particular area.
Let’s get to it.
10 Questions for Self Reflection
In what ways am I acting out of fear or avoidance?
In what ways am I acting out of desire or want?
What situations feel life draining to me? (How do I avoid - or approach - them?)
What situations feel life giving to me? (How do I approach - or avoid - them?)
Are there ways I can approach the necessary life draining tasks with a life giving attitude?
Where might I be overthinking, overfeeling, or overdoing?
Where might I be neglecting either thoughtfulness, feelings, or action?
Do I tend to focus most on myself, on my closest relationships, or on many relationships? Which of these relationships could use a little more love and attention?
Have I been focusing mostly on the past, on the present, or the future?
What is a small way that I can shift my attention to the past, the present, or the future?
Next week we’ll think about ways to incorporate these questions into a regular practice - because I need that too! The questions by themselves are bound to pass me by unless I find somewhere to anchor them.
Until next week,
Love,
Amy