Life Questions I Often Ruminate

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I took a seminar on Life Questions and it brought to mind a class in The Art of Healing at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing. Here are some of the highlights that I often consider:

1. What matters to me the most in my life and what am I willing to do to preserve it?

2. What have I done lately that is worth remembering?

3. What do I need to change about myself in order to live the best life possible?

4. What are my values?

5. What can I learn from people who have achieved goals similar to my own? Can I learn anything from their failures?

6. What would I regret if I were to die tomorrow? Is there anything I can do to change that now?

7. Is there any area in my life where I am settling for less than I deserve? If so, why?

8. Am I happy in life? If not, what do I think I need in order to make myself truly happy?

9. How do I react to failure?

10. Are there people in my life who are holding me back or bringing me down? If so, why do I keep them in my life?

11. What is my happiest memory? Who were the people involved and are they still in my life?

12. What are my short-term and long-term goals? What is one step I can take today to get myself closer to meeting those goals?

13. What are my greatest strengths and weaknesses?

14. In which areas of my life do I tend to compare myself to those around me?

15. Do I tend to leave it up to other people to tell me what to do or do I prefer to take a leadership role?

16. What has been my biggest failure in life? What have I learned from it or how did it change me?

17. What are five possessions that I own that would give a stranger some good insight into who I am and what I like?

18. What aspects of my personality are clear to someone soon after they meet me?

Author: angelagrey

Angela Grey is an Indigenous novelist, poet, and painter whose work explores the intersections of memory, identity, and healing. She, formerly an architectural drafter, studied creative writing, as well as spirituality and healing, at the University of Minnesota, where she deepened her commitment to storytelling as both an art and a form of medicine. Alongside her writing, Angela finds balance in yoga and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which shape the reflective quality of her work. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with her husband, one spirited pup, and four cats. When she’s not writing, she enjoys camping, budget travel to places like Maine, Oregon, and the coastal Carolinas, and gathering with family around a BBQ grill. View all posts by angelagrey