1.How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 12
2.Which is worse, failing or never trying? Never trying, by far.
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? Insecurity, unwillingness to follow our hearts, self-sabotage.
4.When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? No, I hope not!
5.What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? Disparity of wealth- that causes the ills of the world. No wait- more compassion. That would solve the disparity issue.
6.If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? Being a nurse. And that's my job already, so i'm pretty lucky.
7.Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing? Doing what I believe in.
8.If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently? Tell more people I loved them, I would have started following my heart sooner.
9.To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken? I am all ABOUT the control... I'm trying to let some of that go now by doing things like this!
10.Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things? Doing the right things is more important than doing things right. Also, see #9.
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? Speak up.
12.If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be? Do what you love; this is the key to being happy.
13.Would you break the law to save a loved one? Even though I'm a rules follower, my answer is "Hell yes".
14.Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity? Yep
15.What’s something you know you do differently than most people? Connect and empathize.
16.How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy? Because everyone is different.
17.What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back? I think all my major life decisions have been followed through on... I can't really think of something for this question.
18.Are you holding onto something you need to let go of? Distrust in general.
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 love BC too much to move. If I HAD to choose, it would probably be France.... or Germany
20.Do you push the elevator button more than once? Haha yes. Even though I know it doesn't do any good. Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster? See above.
21.Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton? Joyful simpleton.
22.Why are you, you? Actually, the first thing that pops into my head to answer this question is, my mom is the reason I'm who I am.
23.Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend? Yes. And I try to be every day.
24.Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you? Losing touch.
25.What are you most grateful for? My relationships with my friends and family. They make my life rich.
26.Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? That is an impossible question. I can't answer it.
27.Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first? No.
28.Has your greatest fear ever come true? I have never been eaten by sharks. Sadly, that is my greatest, though irrational, fear.
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? The big waterfight in the house. It was when my whole family was having so much fun that it didn't matter we were totally breaking the rules. And it was kids vs. parents!
31.At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive? Rediscovering myself after forgetting who I was.
32.If not now, then when? Now.
33.If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose? Nothing. And I'm doing it with this list.
34.Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever? Yes
35.Why do religions that support love cause so many wars? Because people are blind to others. They see only themselves.
36.Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil? No. There is no intrinsic good and evil. Everything is a mixture- yin and yang. Balance.
37.If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job? Nope. I might become an MD, but, same field.
38.Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? Well since I enjoy my work, I'd rather I could have less of it for the same amount of money, and therefore more free time! LOL
39.Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before? Lately, no. I feel a great amount of change.
40.When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in? Recently.
41.If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today? Everyone I know in a big party.
42.Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous? No. Those things aren't important to happiness. In fact, I think that would probably detract from me being happy to do that. That's fickle, vain and quite frankly, pretty disgusting. I'll keep the 10 years, thanks.
43.What is the difference between being alive and truly living? Doing what you love. Going with your heart. While being compassionate, still serving your own needs.
44.When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right? All the time.
45.If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? Fear of failure.
46.What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? Haha what I'm doing right now is pretty good.
47.When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing? Yesterday, in yoga class.
48.What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love? I love myself and my life, my family, my friends, spending time with the people I love, alone time, girl time, all those good things.
49.In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that? Yes. I'm sure that this time in my life will be memorable.
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? I'm making them all myself :)