The Other Question.
Don't ask what you must do – ask what you feel like doing, and have the courage to go exactly there.
The first question I ask my workday is usually "what has to get done?" It sounds responsible. It also hands the whole day over to the list, before anything in me has been asked at all.
The letter swaps that question for three others: What do I feel like doing? Where does it pull me? Where is the lightness? And then comes the part I tend to skip – the courage to actually go there, to follow exactly that impulse. "The Distinction" guards this same morning moment at the desk; "Excitement" named the compass this letter asks you to trust. This one is the smallest and most practical of the three: try it once, today.
The closing is two sentences long and carries the whole invitation. We are here. We are waiting for you.
Dear traveler,
When you sit down to work today, don't ponder "what must I do?" – feel instead: What do I feel like doing? Where does it pull me? Where is the lightness? And then have the courage to go exactly there. To follow exactly this impulse. Try it. We are here. We are waiting for you.
Thank you for being here.
If something in these letters stayed with you, take it along – think about it, write your own answer, or just let it sit.
And if not today, that's okay too. There's no rush.
Until next time,
– Jan