We set aside the compelling desire to be a problem-solver in order to support the other person.
By asking questions we provide another person an opportunity to gain access to their inner wisdom.
We set aside the compelling desire to be a problem-solver in order to support the other person in this counter-cultural way.
An open, honest question is a question with “no answer”: it freely invites any response. In other words, the questioner could not possibly anticipate the answer to it and is not trying to “get at something.”
When is the last time you asked a loved one a question like this:
What surprises you?
What moves or touches you about this?
What inspires you?
What was easy?
What was hard?