I ask WHY to get grounded.
To find the center
of what matters.
I tell myself it’s clarity.
I can use it as a form of
hesitation.
“I need more information.”
I avoid WHY NOT
not to be thoughtful.
To be careful.
WHY NOT
opens up my thinking,
opens up possibilities.
I just might have to
change my mind.
My course.
My plan.
My will.
This is the loop of using intention
to avoid possibility.
Staying in the known.
Perfecting the plan.
Avoiding the open door.
Sticking to the roadmap
when the destination has changed.
Pausing on purpose, not on purpose.
On lack of desire to explore.
The right question is to ask
“Why?” to align with what matters.
“Why not?” to loosen what limits.
To loosen my limits.
One gives me meaning.
One gives me movement.
Together,
they let me leave the known
without losing myself.