Morning Basecampers. I'm hosting a four-part series beginning later this month called "The Art of Becoming." It's an evolution of one of our most popular programs - the Being and Doing Course, which is being sunset. I'm only going to host this live once. We wanted to offer it at a price-point that could make sense for everyone. Recordings will be available if you can't attend live. If you feel the nudge, I hope you'll join me. Everything will take place right here in Basecamp - just sign up in the classroom. You can learn more @ https://monkmanual.com/pages/the-art-of-becoming

Each month, I answer the prompt "One question I'd like to answer this month" on the monthly page of my Monk Manual. From there, I transfer it over to my weekly dot grid space, and answering the question becomes part of my weekly par practice. This month, my question is... "What's not mine that I've been carrying?" What question are you living through this month? "I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer." - Rilke

Steve, I was very moved by your 2025 Review. Thank you for sharing such a candid piece. Your courage to face fear and pain is inspiring. I have been facing my own past pain and also seeing the benefits. I also admire your commitment to learning and growing. It was generous of you to share your review with us. I'm grateful.