Question(s)

Maybe your initial reaction is “how cute, a page full of hearts.” But it’s not. Look at it again.

I started with the big question mark in the middle. I had just listened to a podcast that had proposed some questions to consider in order to answer an original question. It set my mind and my own questions in motion. Not to mention that there’s been a journaling theme to listen for the question that needs to asked. But what happens if too many questions pop up needing to be asked? So I scattered question marks all over the page.

And I looked at all those question marks, realizing that they were all facing essentially the same direction. And yes, they did look like halves of hearts. So a thought occurred…if I mirror all these question marks, yes, as pairs they would look like a heart. But, what if the mirrored question marks represent new questions that mirror or reframe the original questions?

When we start tossing around questions and thoughts in an attempt to answer a bigger question or settle on a decision or work through a situation or a problem…or whatever; do we tend to come at that bigger “question” from the same direction? From the same point of view? Probably, especially if we’re not sharing these questions and thoughts with someone who can say “wait, have you looked at it from this angle?”

The mirrored question marks, yes they complete the hearts. But they also represent the other side of the coin, a different angle, or a change of perspective. The mirrored question mark could simply be flipping the question around to its “opposite”. Or maybe the first question is reframed to highlight a different view, to shed a different light on it.

Regardless, of what the mirrored question is, maybe the act of flipping or reframing the question creates a more complete consideration of the situation, concern, issue, etc. Coming at a question from different perspectives, different angles, helps to get at the heart (yes, I did that on purpose) of that with which we are wrestling. Maybe coming at it more from a place of love and understanding, regardless of what the final outcome or decision at which we arrive…and that cannot be a bad thing.

Warning…if you are starting with a lot of questions…flipping or reframing all those questions is going to double your questions! You’re welcome. Happy pondering!