PROGRESS UPDATE
1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 27, same age as my partner and not yet 30
2. Which is worse, failing or never trying? Failing is a cop out, you've got to get up and try
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? Because life is to live and experience everything
4.When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? Chances are yes because I like to talk
5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? I'd like everyone to get along and perhaps live a self sufficient lifestyle, take care of Mother Nature
6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? Giving out hugs, owning a factory like Willy Wonka, playing music
7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing? I'm working hard to get to that place, where I am doing what I've always dreamed of doing
8. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently? I would take less time doing stuff and focus more on getting things done in that short time span
9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
My life has taken some interesting courses, I didn't expect to be married at 19. But I knew I always wanted to be an anthropologist, and I've never giving up on accomplishing my goals.
10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
Doing the right thing
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 refuse to join in with them, but eventually come out and defend my friend
12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be? Don't ever let life limit you
13. Would you break the law to save a loved one? Yes
14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity? Indeed, I see that alot in people with schizophrenia or fellow aspies
15. What’s something you know you do differently than most people? I wouldn't second guess myself
16. How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy? Because everyone is unique, everyone is happy for different reasons
17. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back? I really want to travel the world, school and work limit me from doing that.
18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of? No, not really. My family and my husband are the closest to me. You could say I have people I haven't held on to that I need to get to know
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 would move to Poland because of the culture, acceptance of alternative lifestyle and my families roots, or perhaps New Zealand because its a very peaceful country
20. Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster? Yes. I'm an impatient person. It doesn't make the elevator go faster, sometimes it takes five minutes to come and I say fuck it and take the stairs
21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton? Joyful simpleton
22. Why are you, you? Because its all I can be
23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend? I used to be my only friend
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, I've dealt with it so much with alot of my friends being graduate students
25. What are you most grateful for? My adoptive parents, my husband, the life I'm living and culture
26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? Lose the old ones
27. Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first? Perhaps
28. Has your greatest fear ever come true? Yes
29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? I have managed to forget
30.Does it really matter now? No
31. What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special? When my little sister was born, she's two years younger than me, we've been best friends ever sense.
32. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive? When my family and I visited the British Virgin Islands, I wanted to stay or perhaps move there
33.If not now, then when? I always remember the first 2 weeks my husband and I first met
34.If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose? Life
35. Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever? Yes
36. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars? Because labeling yourself as anything causes discourse
37. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil? I think that finding good and evil in things takes a lifetime to understand
38. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job? No. Money flies fast, surprisingly
39. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? I'd love to have more work, I like to be occupied.
40. Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before? Hell yes. Feel that way Monday through Friday quite alot
41. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in? About a week ago
42. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today? My parents
43. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous? No. If rather live the way I am, take care of myself and look immortal than to have crowds admire me
44. What is the difference between being alive and truly living? Being alive is just the act of living, truly living is not being afraid to experience life
45. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right? When you've learned everything and feel that nothing can go wrong
46. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? Because we're perfectionists
47. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? I wouldn't look at myself in the mirror so much
48. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing? About 2 minutes ago
49. What do you love? Experiences
Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love? Yes
50. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? Yes, I have long term memory
What about the day before that? Perhaps not, i live in the now. Taking each day one day at a time for the most part
Or the day before that? See above
Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you
2. Which is worse, failing or never trying? Failing is a cop out, you've got to get up and try
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? Because life is to live and experience everything
4.When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? Chances are yes because I like to talk
5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? I'd like everyone to get along and perhaps live a self sufficient lifestyle, take care of Mother Nature
6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? Giving out hugs, owning a factory like Willy Wonka, playing music
7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing? I'm working hard to get to that place, where I am doing what I've always dreamed of doing
8. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently? I would take less time doing stuff and focus more on getting things done in that short time span
9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
My life has taken some interesting courses, I didn't expect to be married at 19. But I knew I always wanted to be an anthropologist, and I've never giving up on accomplishing my goals.
10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
Doing the right thing
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 refuse to join in with them, but eventually come out and defend my friend
12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be? Don't ever let life limit you
13. Would you break the law to save a loved one? Yes
14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity? Indeed, I see that alot in people with schizophrenia or fellow aspies
15. What’s something you know you do differently than most people? I wouldn't second guess myself
16. How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy? Because everyone is unique, everyone is happy for different reasons
17. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back? I really want to travel the world, school and work limit me from doing that.
18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of? No, not really. My family and my husband are the closest to me. You could say I have people I haven't held on to that I need to get to know
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 would move to Poland because of the culture, acceptance of alternative lifestyle and my families roots, or perhaps New Zealand because its a very peaceful country
20. Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster? Yes. I'm an impatient person. It doesn't make the elevator go faster, sometimes it takes five minutes to come and I say fuck it and take the stairs
21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton? Joyful simpleton
22. Why are you, you? Because its all I can be
23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend? I used to be my only friend
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, I've dealt with it so much with alot of my friends being graduate students
25. What are you most grateful for? My adoptive parents, my husband, the life I'm living and culture
26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? Lose the old ones
27. Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first? Perhaps
28. Has your greatest fear ever come true? Yes
29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? I have managed to forget
30.Does it really matter now? No
31. What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special? When my little sister was born, she's two years younger than me, we've been best friends ever sense.
32. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive? When my family and I visited the British Virgin Islands, I wanted to stay or perhaps move there
33.If not now, then when? I always remember the first 2 weeks my husband and I first met
34.If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose? Life
35. Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever? Yes
36. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars? Because labeling yourself as anything causes discourse
37. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil? I think that finding good and evil in things takes a lifetime to understand
38. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job? No. Money flies fast, surprisingly
39. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? I'd love to have more work, I like to be occupied.
40. Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before? Hell yes. Feel that way Monday through Friday quite alot
41. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in? About a week ago
42. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today? My parents
43. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous? No. If rather live the way I am, take care of myself and look immortal than to have crowds admire me
44. What is the difference between being alive and truly living? Being alive is just the act of living, truly living is not being afraid to experience life
45. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right? When you've learned everything and feel that nothing can go wrong
46. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? Because we're perfectionists
47. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? I wouldn't look at myself in the mirror so much
48. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing? About 2 minutes ago
49. What do you love? Experiences
Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love? Yes
50. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? Yes, I have long term memory
What about the day before that? Perhaps not, i live in the now. Taking each day one day at a time for the most part
Or the day before that? See above
Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you
Posted 11 years ago