What is the ‘juice’ that motivates us and gets us into action? Is it the passion for something we want to experience or create, or is it the fear that something will or won’t happen? Is it the excitement of being fully alive in the moment, or the avoidance of some devastating emotion?

Why is it that we struggle with our self-care? What is it that has us forget to take the vitamins, give up our sleep for one more episode, skip the walk for a little more work, eat potato chips instead of the salad, and then regret our choices at the end of the day?

Why do we feel we need to justify ourselves to others including what we want, what we say, and how we do things? Why are we somehow required to offer an explanation to others in order to do what is best for us. . .

We have been wired to move towards pleasure and away from pain, so why is it that millions of us are experiencing some kind of pain, emotionally, physically, mentally or spiritually? While life brings us many experiences, and pain is one of them, what is it that keeps us from moving through the pain and into healing rather than pain lingering in our lives ‘…’

Why do we take what others think, say or do so personally? What is it about us and our belief system that interprets someone else’s actions (or inactions) as a judgement about us? When the boss rolls their eyes, we can see that they are discounting what is being said, yet when we take it personally, we may feel that WE have been discounted, not just the information we are sharing…

Why don’t we use both sides of our brains equally? When did we decide the left side was better than the right? Many of us have heard something about the difference between our left and right brain and how they work and what they are useful for.

Why do we rarely get what we want from others, even when we give our all? What if we could never count on getting what we wanted from others? How would that have us feel...

What has us feel powerless in our efforts to influence others? How can we balance the power between us in key relationships to create the greatest common ground and the greatest common good…

How did we learn that suffering is noble? Where did we learn this and how was it shown to us? How was it reinforced? In the broadest sense, we can see it has been part of our human culture for millennia.

Why is it that so many of us have weak boundaries about what is and isn’t OK with us? Are we aware of what is happening or are we unconscious of our inconsistency? Is it simply a matter of knowing what to do when these boundaries are crossed by others…

Why is it so hard to let go of some relationships? Do we feel like we won’t be whole without the other person in our lives? Perhaps we are concerned what others will think of us if we walk away? Maybe we think we are not capable without the other person and we need them to…