As part of “My 101 Things to do in 1001 Days” Challenge, I added the task to answer “50 questions which will free your mind.” These questions really make me stop to think. I encourage you to answer these questions too.
You may remember that I started answering these questions a couple of months ago. I am answering five questions a month. I answered the first five on June 10th, and the next five questions on July 8th. Last month, on August 5th, I answered questions 11-15.
Here are my answers to the next 5 questions.
- How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
- Which is worse, failing or never trying?
- If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?
- When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
- What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
- If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
- Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
- If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?
- To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
- Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
- You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?
- If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
- Would you break the law to save a loved one?
- Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
- What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
- How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
Simple… no two people are the same. Purses and handbags don’t make my husband as happy as they make me. Traveling doesn’t make my husband as happy as it makes me. Working on cars or trading cars doesn’t make me as happy as it does my husband. I could go on with the comparisons between my husband and myself, but I think you get the picture. I have people in my life and we share common interests that make us happy, but not everyone shares our interests, and that’s OK. It’s not to say that they are sour-pusses, because there may be some things that make them happy that don’t make me happy. - What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?
I really want to act in a movie, even if it’s a small role. Lack of connections and experience, mixed with a little bit of fear, is holding me back. - Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
If we’re talking about physical, or tangible, things, then yes. I have old papers, old clothes, old “things” just sitting around collecting dust. On a more personal level, like grudges or hurt feelings, then the answer again is yes. There are friendships that are sucking the life out of me that I need to let go of; there is some negativity surrounding my life that need to go. - If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
State: Colorado. My husband calls this state, “God’s Country” and I agree with him.
Country: Somewhere “ex-pat friendly” that is not involved in any kind of political, religious, or physical uprising of any sort. I would love to live in a place that is laid back, where I can lounge on the beach all day, any day, blog/write and get paid for it, and where my husband would be happy. - Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
Yes, I have been known to push the elevator button more than one, usually in a fit of impatience and frustration. Do I really believe it make the elevator faster? No. Will I stop pushing the elevator button more than once? Probably not, but from this point forward, I will make a conscious effort to only push the button once. - Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?
- Why are you, you?
- Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
- Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?
- What are you most grateful for?
- Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
- Is it possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
- Has your greatest fear ever come true?
- Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?
- What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?
- At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
- If not now, then when?
- If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
- Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
- Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?
- Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
- If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?
- Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?
- Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?
- When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
- If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
- Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
- What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
- When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
- If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
- What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
- When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
- What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?
- In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?
- Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?
Yours Truly,
Vanessa
