Sunday, November 13, 2011

Freeing the Mind...


I got these thought provoking questions from my friend Shanae who got it from here... 
I'm going to attempt to answer these questions as honestly as I can. 
If I can't be honest, I won't answer it or if I don't know how to answer it. lol

50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind

These questions have no right or wrong answers.
Because sometimes asking the right questions is the answer.
  1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? I would be 25, not too young and not too old
  2. Which is worse, failing or never trying? never trying is worse because you wouldn't know if you could have succeeded. 
  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? 
  4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? I really hope it's more doing than saying but sometimes, I'm more a say-er than a do-er. 
  5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? the economy. I'd like it to work fairly and for everyone. I'd like us all to be able to be comfortable financially and we all appreciate and not take it for granted. 
  6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? creating. be it crafts, on the computer, art...AND spending time with the family, raising my kids to be great people.
  7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing? Good question.
  8. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently? I wouldn't. I'd still do what I'm doing now.
  9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken? I think it's going pretty much the way I want it to go, I'd just like more money flowing my way so I can do more of what I want with my life and family. Like buy a house, in Hawaii, in the area we want.
  10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things? I'm more worried about doing the right things.
  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? I'd honestly listen for a little bit and then stick up for her and then ask them to stop talking about her or anyone like that, it's rude.
  12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be? Don't try to please everyone. 
  13. Would you break the law to save a loved one? Heck yeah.
  14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
  15. What’s something you know you do differently than most people? Saying the word "bag" and I'm less assertive than I should be. I'm more passive than I'd like to be. 
  16. How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy? because everyone's different.
  17. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?  What’s holding you back? One thing that I haven't done that I really want to do is run a half marathon. What's holding me back is me. I lack the motivation to do it by myself, to get my butt out the door.
  18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of? yes, my weight. :P
  19. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why? I'd move to New Zealand because I think the environment and people are similar to where I live now.
  20. Do you push the elevator button more than once?  Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster? Sometimes, and yes, I do.
  21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton? Joyful simpleton. Ignorance is bliss
  22. Why are you, you? because I'm awesome
  23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend? I hope so. I'd like to think so. 
  24. Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you? losing touch with a good friend who lives near you. 
  25. What are you most grateful for? My family and my health
  26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? This is a tough one...but if I've already documented all my old memories than I can always look back at my old memories so then it could become a new memory! So I guess, lose my old memories....
  27. Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first? 
  28. Has your greatest fear ever come true? not yet
  29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset?  Does it really matter now? Nope, I hardly remember why I get mad in the first place, I usually stay mad for a little bit and then either forget or get over it
  30. What is your happiest childhood memory?  What makes it so special?
  31. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
  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?
  35. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?
  36. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
  37. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job? Heck no. A million dollars would let me buy a house but I'd still have to have money in order to keep the day to day going 
  38. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? more work I'd actually enjoy doing
  39. Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?
  40. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
  41. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
  42. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous? nope
  43. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
  44. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
  45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? because no one likes to fail or make mistakes, we all want to be perfect AND we don't want to have to do it again :)
  46. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? speak my mind more often
  47. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
  48. What do you love?  Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?
  49. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday?  What about the day before that?  Or the day before that?
  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? Depends what it is I guess....not really a good answer is it?

    Hope you enjoyed reading some of my answers. If you decide to answer them too, let me know so I can read them too! Have a super day!