Does this work for me?

How many things do you have in your life that don't work for you, that you think you have to be/do/have because someone else said so?

You have to study for that exam, go to that school, study that subject, enter that company, learn that language, marry that person, have that many children, attend that event, put that in your body, follow that government directive and so on. How well do you do them?

Just because someone else says you need to be/do/have something is a good idea, will it always work out well for you?

Who is the one person who does know what will work for you, what is true for you?

You. You know if something is working for you. It feels light as a feather. Unlike all the heavy stuff you know doesn't work for you, but you do because you were told to.

So if you're not as happy as you'd like to be, start listening and trusting you more by asking "Does this work for me?"
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Notice whether you feel heavy or light, and if you'd like to change the heaviness, ask "What else is possible?"