Asking the Right Question

Q:  Every time I try to figure out why I am the way I am, it doesn't seem to help.  I just stay the way I am, negative about myself.  Why is this?  p.s. I'm told I have low self-worth.  C.S.

A:  The key lies in asking the right question.  We usually already know the answers to the "Why" questions.  If we don't, those answers probably won't show themselves until after we have worked through the issues they have brought us.  Then it won't matter any more.

When you find yourself asking "Why," shift your focus to a "How" question.  "How would I rather be instead?" "How would I prefer things to be?" "What feelings would I rather have?"  Allow a vision of your preferred mindset to emerge in your mind.  For example, see yourself contented with the way you are.  At first it will feel fake because you are unfamiliar with this feeling.  Nevertheless, pretend it is so.

When you have captured a feeling of self-worth, even just for a moment, go to the next "How" question:  "How can I get there?"  Practice feeling the feeling you'd prefer, even if it seems to have no basis.  The feeling will begin to bring about the reality.  Asking the right question orders the answer, which the Universe will provide.

And remember, the truth is that you are of infinite value.