Great idea!

What is your great idea that would make things better — an idea that you plan to take action on someday?

This week's theme is unfinished business.

Grudges and complaints

Who do you remain tied to because of negative feelings about things that happened in the past?  Are there people who aren't a part of your life anymore, except for the moments when you think or say negative things about them? 

This week's theme is unfinished business.

Unfinished business

What remains unfinished in your life?  What are the big projects that you have promised to do but haven't yet started?  What lifelong ambitions are still unfulfilled?

Do you keep a "bucket list," a list of things you intend to do before you die?  If so, how many things are on the list?

This week's theme is unfinished business.

Empty chairs

Thinking of the overall cast of characters who play a role in your life, what qualities and attributes are weak or missing across that set of people? What are some roles in your life that have gone unfilled?

This week's theme is cast of characters.

Tell us a story: way out in left field

Is there one period in your life that doesn't quite fit into your life story — perhaps an experience that doesn't connect meaningfully to any of your other experiences? What is something that happened to you that almost seems like it belongs in someone else's life story?

Eternal mystery

What is your one riddle or mystery that always returns, that never seems to get a definitive and final answer?

The roaring silence

Sometimes space is empty because someone or something has departed (for example, a restaurant closed) or because plans failed (a construction project lost its financing). You look at the empty space and see what should be there instead of what's actually there. Is there a space like this in your life, one that constantly reminds you of what's not there?

This week's theme is empty space.

In place of

What is something in your life that's really just a substitute for something else that you want but can't have?

Creativity

What is the most significant or large creative work — for example a book, a symphony, a song, a film — you've ever finished? What's the most significant or large creative work that you didn't finish?

This week's theme is creativity.

Counting down to putting things off

Take sixty seconds and try to list anything you are putting off doing. Think of the things that have been on your list for months (or even years!), the things you keep finding are less important than something else (like washing your dog or synching your iPad), or the things you know you should do, but for which you don't even have a plan. How many things did you come up with?

This week's theme is procrastination.

Procrastination

None of us have unlimited free time, so we all procrastinate to one degree or another. What are some areas of your life where you repeatedly put things off, or move them to the bottom of your to-do list? Are there areas of your life where you usually don't delay and can get things done in a timely manner?

This week's theme is procrastination.

The missing ingredient

It's a metaphor: Imagine that you are a master chef creating the delicious concoction that is your life. What ingredient do you need more of in your life, in order to make it a richer, smoother, and tastier experience?

The past ends right now

Every moment gives you an opportunity to start anew and break from the past.

What is one thing you can do today to help complete and release your past, so you can be more free to move forward?

This week's theme is incompleteness.

Amends and apologies

What apologies do you still need to deliver? What harmful actions or mistakes from the past do you still need to correct? Are there debts that you must repay?

This week's theme is incompleteness.

Shadows and highlights

What periods or events from your life are the most painful for you to remember and relive?

Now, imagine that you are a professional publicist, and your task is to put a positive spin on those period of your life. How could you recast those events so that they seem like positive and necessary elements in your life story?

This week's theme is incompleteness.

I could have been a contender

What is the biggest promise of your life that you have not yet delivered? What great potential do you carry, still unfulfilled?

If you were to die prematurely, what one thing would you most regret leaving undone?

This week's theme is incompleteness.

After all these years

There's nothing wrong with enjoying your rich personal history, but most of us also have some unhealthy ties to the past — things that we won't let go of and that limit us in our lives today. It's good to become aware of these things and do whatever it takes to release them. When you aren't dragging your past with you, you have much more freedom to choose your direction.

What disappointments from long ago do you still carry with you? What old grudges do you carry?

This week's theme is incompleteness.

Top Ten: household chores

What are ten things that seem to constantly need doing in your home, the ten chores that never end?

Slipping through my fingers

What are some good things about yourself or your life that are beginning to atrophy or fade away, because you haven't been devoting any time or attention to them for a while?

This week's theme is gradual change.

Top Ten: things to do someday

What are the ten most important things that you plan to do “someday,” although you don’t have time to do them now?