Thinking time

I thought I would do one of my 101 in 1001 today. I will be doing #33, "50 questions that will free your mind." Here goes...



1.How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
18.

2.Which is worse, failing or never trying?
Failing, because atleast you CAN say you tried. Not everyone is going to be great at everything.

3.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?
Wow, good question, and I have no idea how to answer it.

4.When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
Probably! (Unfortunetley)

5.What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
Third world countries. Starving/suffering.

6.If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
Say what?

7.Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
Setteling for what I am doing :(

8.If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?
I don't think a lot of people would change the way they live, because if we never knew anything different, we wouldn't know that we had less time to do things.

9.To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
Mostly everything.

10.Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
Maybe a little of both.

11.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?
Ask if we can change the subject.

12.If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
Live your life the way you want to, and take pictures of EVERYTHING!!

13.Would you break the law to save a loved one?
Yes!

14.Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
Hmm....

15.What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
Well I know I don't let a lot of things bother me that would bother most people. (Ex: Getting made fun of/ negative comments)

16.How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
Everyone finds happiness in different things. Everyone is unique in their own way.

17.What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?
Moved to Florida. My boyfriend doesn't want to.

18.Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
Yes.

19.If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
Florida, because I hate any type of winter. My sister lives there, and my mom will be moving there.

20.Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
No.

21.Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?
Joyful simpleton.

22.Why are you, you?
Well...

23.Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
Yes, most of the time.

24.Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?
When a good friend moves away because you can always get back in touch with the friend who lives close by, but the one that moved is always far away.

25.What are you most grateful for?
My daughter.

26.Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
Oh wow. This is probably the hardest question ever. Ummmmm, probably lose all my old memories, because I want to make new ones with my daughter. Oh man, that would be horrible!

27.Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
Um?

28.Has your greatest fear ever come true?
My greatest fear is someone getting into an accident cause of the snow and that has never happened.

29.Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?
No.

30.What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?
Anytime my dad was around, because I barely know him anymore.

31.At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
Giving birth, definatley.

32.If not now, then when?
...

33.If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
----

34.Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
Probably.

35.Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?
Don't even get me started.

36.Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
Maybe.

37.If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?
I am a stay at home mom so I really can't quit that. That would be amazing though.

38.Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?
Neither.

39.Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?
YES!

40.When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
UHHH?

41.If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
OOOH, wow. I would stay with my mom, brother, Jose and Meah, and hopefully get my sister up here.

42.Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
NO!

43.What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
Truley living is actually experiencing things, alive is just exsisting.

44.When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
Now.

45.If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
Good question.

46.What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
Probably not much. I don't care if people judge me.

47.When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
When I am really close to Meah, taking a nap, I always hear my breathing.

48.What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?
Jose, Meah, Scrapbooking, Yes.

49.In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?
Maybe not boring days, but I will remember the important ones.

50.Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?
Jose and I make decisions together.