The Power of Beautiful Questions

Last year, I spent a weekend with a friend at a retreat, where we experienced the wisdom and poetry of David Whyte. One line in particular from Whyte stuck with me.

If you want a beautiful life, start asking beautiful questions.

My friend and I talked about what this meant while driving home. We wondered,“what is a beautiful question, anyways?”

“A beautiful question is an ambitious yet actionable question that can begin to shift the way we perceive or think about something — and that might...