Open Invitation for an Intraview

We are after all our own main characters! The central figure in our stories. Yet in the flow of happenings of life, we can miss out on so much! But it'd feel so odd to be interviewed by media on inner happenings of our lives. So to shine some light on the inside, I would rather prefer my imaginary friends to paper-plane me questions and wait with empathy patiently, for me to stare into the abyss, collect some words to comprehend an answer to get back to them.

Opening up the buttons of vulnerability to others may feel like modern mothers in wilderness - allowing their babies with strangers. It is scary, hard and may erect a bundle of our nerves often. So to bridge the leap from there to the stories breathing inside of us, to get to know & have a look - is sitting for an interview with and by ourselves.

Now and then, cozy with a cup of something, let our muscles loose, we can take ourselves to wonder the things we are curious about. If that sounds a little odd, imagine yourself in the trousers of 10 year old you and look at your life now, what would they be asking? You can ofocurse also do what I do. Invent friends, and let them ask. Usually they do ask good questions that I can tell you from experience. They may slide in and out of the conversation and talk about ice creams and naps, but that’s okay!

There are only three rules for the interview:

1. No rumination on what you answered. It is what it is. Breathe deep, and move on.

2. If you don’t like an answer, or it brings out emotions that are negative or hard to feel at the moment, comfort yourself, by words, by touch, it’s upto you. only that do not leave one part of yourself to grieve alone, bring out the others, the caring and gentle ones, and comfort the way you can.

3. Stay with the questions, on both ends: even if you see an answer is taking time and also if you feel the answer is long.

And one BONUS rule is to Have fun !

It’s no use if you are your own interviewer and you don’t ask fun questions now and then!😁

So to wrap up, I’m jotting down some of my morning interview questions down here (minus the fun ones😋) so if you want, you have a template to begin with.

• If you had a larger sum investment of money, effort and time in you, what would you have done differently?
  

• If you could simply switch the fears that contain your growth into prized qualities, what would you turn them into?
  

• Which books are your support system? Which are your emotional toolkit? And which are your comfort book?
  

• Similarly, if you had to create a circle of people, what would they have?
  

• If you feel you already have them, what makes them of that certain category?
  

• Which persona are you wearing today?
  

• Which emotions are you with today?
  

• What would you say to people you want to be gentler with you?
  

• How do you think you can be gentler with yourself?
  

• What is your dream/favourite travel destination? Why do you think it is? What does it say about what you feel you need at this moment in life?
  

• What would you say three principles are that govern your life? Mantras or philosophy might be different words for it.
  

• Do you enjoy the silence of the early morning or late night? Why do you think that is? What about it that speaks to you?
  

• What does it mean to have a good day in your inner world?
  

• How would you describe being content ?
  

• What all you love and what all you desire, do they all follow a theme? If not, which one do you think has formed situationally? Do you feel that is relevant now in your life?
  

• While. Growing up, the periods of change you have been through, both subtle and large, can you name one thing each of those personas of you that they were really good at, relating to yourself?

• If you had the chance and power to be anywhere in the world in any form, where would it be and why? If there are several answers to the why, what is the chronology of them is telling you about priorities to your mind?
  

• How would you like to feel here onwards for the day?
  

• What is two things you have done right, no matter how small, today?

• If you could give yourself a hug, which kind would it be?

Here's one from me. I hope you get to have long lovely chats with yourself. Here's to all you's in you : Cheers! 🍇🥂 With love,

Maddy.