Why? And how it is helping me everyday

WHY? What is YOUR why? How is a "why" of the moment compares to your other "whys"?

A very long while back I had posted on another board about understanding why you are on this journey and it has always been on the back of my mind. Recently another user on that board posted about “finding your WHY” and then someone resurrected post by @MikePXstream (What is your WHY? which ignited my thoughts even further.

So, I started purposefully questioning everything – why?

I’m about to eat – why? Well, because it is time to eat and I need my energy and nutrients.

Then I went to the gym – why? Because I like it, it helps me stay healthy; it helps me with my goals.

Then, one night, I was about to munch on some candies – why? I was thinking and simply couldn’t find a good reason for that “why”. Because I wanted to? But what about my day’s work staying within budget? What about my goal (for which I have another, bigger “why”). I stood there for a few moments thinking and decided that the candy’s “why” was not big enough to overpower my others “whys”. This process made it so much easier to rationalize and get my head thinking straight.

So, for a couple of weeks I’m trying to always answer the “why” of the moment and compare it to my long standing “whys” and it seems to be helping quite a lot. I will definitely keep this up.

So, the next time you are about to devour something – just ask yourself: why and once your find and quantify your “whys”, making the right decision and the journey itself should become so much easier. Instead of asking “what to do” or "how do I", ask and try to answer the “why” instead.