50 Questions that will Free Your Mind (Part 2)

If you remember a while back I posted Part 1 of this series. I borrowed this list from Tidbits.

Part 2

1. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? This one is hard. I would rather not be able to make new ones. I would not want to loose my childhood memories, those of people who are no longer with us, and everything that has made me ME up to this point.
   
2. Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first? Yes. There is something to be said about your gut reaction about something.
   
3. Has your greatest fear ever come true? No, and I hope it never does.
   
4. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now? Nope. However, my reaction to how I dealt with the way I felt mattered. I bet. :)
   
5. What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special? This is a hard one, there are many, after all. I'm going to go with when my sister was born. I remember going to the hospital with my grandmother, and seeing Erin for the first time. I remember knowing it was an important day, and that's it. I was only 2.5 years old, so I'm surprised I remember anything about it. It is one of the first memories I have of my life, and one I know I remembered for a reason.
   
6. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive? Anytime I travel, I feel passionate and alive. Like the world is bigger than just me, like there is so much more out there to explore, like there is so much I don't know. It's an amazing feeling I always want to replicate over and over.
   
7. If not now, then when? Soon, very soon. Sooner than I think it should be, so that I don't wait any longer or put it off any longer. There is no reason to keep putting things off, there is never a perfect time.
   
8. If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose? Nothing, and everything. Isn't that the case with everything though? :)
   
9. Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever? Not really. I'm the type of person that needs validation and to hear everything out loud in order to know it's true.
   
10. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars? Because people are closed-minded and intolerant, and they don't see a reason to change. Sad, really.
    
11. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil? In most cases, yes, definitely.
    
12. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job? Haha, I guess not, since I already did that.
    
13. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? More work I actually enjoy doing. If I could find the work I enjoy doing and be able to do it for a living, I would be in a very good place. I think that most people strive for this.
    
14. Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before? No. Absolutely not. I am such a different person now than I was a year ago, and I'll be a completely different person this time next year than I am now. I can't possibly repeat days if I keep changing.
    
15. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in? October of last year, when I quit my job with plans to not find another one. It's terrifying, and one I need to make sure I am putting to good use every day.
    
16. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today? Wow. Just to think about this breaks my heart a little. I would fly to Boston to see my best friend, then head up to Vermont to see my family. My sister, my parents, and my sister-in-law and in-laws. I would bring Jason with me since I would want to spend every second of that day with him.
    
17. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous? No. Time is a gift and I wouldn't give it up for anything.
    
18. What is the difference between being alive and truly living? Alive = breathing, Living = Experiencing your life.
    
19. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right? I do this too much, ignore the risk and rewards factor... so my answer is yesterday. And if you didn't start yesterday, start today.
    
20. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? Because we may not learn from that mistake immediately, and it's hard to tell yourself it was for the best without knowing right away it's ok.
    
21. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? I would wear more dresses, brighter colors, and high heels.
    
22. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing? When I was on the treadmill an hour ago.
23. What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love? I hope so. I love my husband, my family, my friends, my pets, and my life. If you are reading this, I probably love you too.
    
24. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that? Likely not, but I will remember what it was like to be me.
    
25. 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 am making them for myself. If they are the wrong ones, I know I will figure that out sooner or later and hopefully be better for it.