Inquiry: Asking Questions and Discovering Answers
The process of inquiry and discovery is constant, unique, and life-long. It requires an individual to always be reflecting, discovering, and experiencing. Inquiry is most effective and useful in the areas of one's life that he or she never want to re-visit. Because often times, that is where we can learn the most lessons and gain the deepest understanding. But then it does not stop there; it continues, never leaving a topic unexplored, never asking or answering half-heartedly. It is tiring and long, but always rewarding.
My process of inquiry, began in the very first assignment- I began to look back on my life and ask, what areas have I left in the dark? What have I pushed under the rug?
The second assignment answered that inquiry- my experience with eating disorders. Then it gave me a new question- what is the purpose of my experience? How can I use my experience, my new ethos?
The third assignment answered that- tell others what I have learned and teach them how to refrain from any sort of disordered eating. Then I was presented with my next inquiry- where do I go next? What's left for me to use this experience for?
The fourth assignment showed me- raising awareness; I must now take what I have learned and the arguments I have made to break down stereotypes and let people know about a topic that many are naive towards. The question I was left with after the fourth inquiry was: where does all of this leave me? What does it mean for my future, for my writing, for my opportunities?
And that is where I am right now.
My process of inquiry, began in the very first assignment- I began to look back on my life and ask, what areas have I left in the dark? What have I pushed under the rug?
The second assignment answered that inquiry- my experience with eating disorders. Then it gave me a new question- what is the purpose of my experience? How can I use my experience, my new ethos?
The third assignment answered that- tell others what I have learned and teach them how to refrain from any sort of disordered eating. Then I was presented with my next inquiry- where do I go next? What's left for me to use this experience for?
The fourth assignment showed me- raising awareness; I must now take what I have learned and the arguments I have made to break down stereotypes and let people know about a topic that many are naive towards. The question I was left with after the fourth inquiry was: where does all of this leave me? What does it mean for my future, for my writing, for my opportunities?
And that is where I am right now.