The last few articles have explored the importance of inquiry and where the questions what if, what, why, and when fit in the process of reaching for our dreams.

Understand there will be endless questions along the journey, and they will come fast and furious. However, most are framed within the six fundamental asks, what, when, why, where, who, and how.

The Question How.

How is an inquiry that typically goes hand in hand with the question when?

Most of us who anticipate the outcomes of our efforts want to know when we will see the results and how?

• How will our dreams come to fruition?
• How will we know we have arrived?
• How will it all be in the end?

The Miracle of the Wait!

There is one genuinely miraculous thing about planting a seed, the how.

You see, we know what we plant.

And we have an idea of what that plant may look like when it sprouts.

However, we will not know how beautiful it will be until it blooms.

The How is always a Miracle.

The only hand we really have in the process of growth is planting and nourishing. But unfortunately, we can’t see the work happening beneath the soil.

It’s a lot like a baby growing within the womb. We know that it’s happening. We have an idea of what is happening. There is an inkling of what the outcome will look like. We even have a tentative when. But the how is out of our control.

The Birthing Process

We have no idea how the limbs form or how they knit together. We are just witnesses of the process. So there is no choice but to let the process take care of itself. This takes the most enormous leap of faith.

But there is no need for dismay. The extraordinary sense of awe one gets to experience when everything finally comes together is indescribable and well worth every pang experienced.

An Experience I well Understand

I am a testament to this. My womb has held five beautiful seeds. And miraculously, I have had the opportunity to birth four of those four beautiful children. I had no idea how it all came together each time, but it did. And each time, I was awed. And giving birth to your dreams is no different.

So I charge you to hang in there and enjoy the process. Because what is up ahead will be unbelievably breathtaking.