I was perusing the internet over this fine weekend and I came across a blog I used to follow quite regularly. It says things like "practical tips for productive living." And then it goes on to list things that would be good to think about during the daily grind. It's written by an annoyingly cute couple who obviously sit around thinking philosophically on the regular. I must say, I'm a tad jealous because, frankly, I don't have the energy. Especially now.
Anyway, if you're interested in the site itself, I will give you the link or post it here--it's worth a read.
Soo, as I was browsing around the archives, I found some cool, thought-provoking questions that left me lost inside my own head for a good 2 hours or so.
Anyway, if you're interested in the site itself, I will give you the link or post it here--it's worth a read.
Soo, as I was browsing around the archives, I found some cool, thought-provoking questions that left me lost inside my own head for a good 2 hours or so.
There were 50 of them and I am not going to list them all here, but I am going to post some of the more provocative ones. Obviously, you don't need to write volumes on each question just pick the ones you like--but go off on the ones that really resonate with you and allow your mind to roam at will.
Take your time and have some fun on the mental playground that these questions construct sort of naturally. I mean, what else are you doing?...
1.How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? (I love this one!)
2.Which is worse, failing or never trying?
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?
5.What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
6.If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
8.If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?
9.To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
10.Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
12.If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
13.Would you break the law to save a loved one?
17.What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?
18.Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
23.Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
26.Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
34.Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
36.Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
41.If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
46.What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
1) I feel like I would be older if I didn't know how old I was just because everyone always tells me I look and act a lot older than 16. I would probably go with 18 just because I feel like that is where I mentally am.
ReplyDelete2) Failing is definitely worse just because I would rather deal with the regret than people knowing that I failed in life. I have never dealt well with failure. It's just my weird little anxiety thing.
3) We always just do what we are told to do because it makes life easier. If they have to do something they hate for something good to come out of it it's worth it.
5) The thing I want to change most in the world is I want everything to be less taboo to talk about. You can only fix a problem if you talk about and that includes gun control, racism, sexism, etc. Pretending that it doesn't exist because that only makes the problem worse.
6) I want to help people. It's why I finally settled on going to med school because it's the way that I want to make my mark on people. .
8) I would be more willing to take risks because I couldn't keep telling myself I have a lot left of my life. There's only so much life you get to live so you might as well spend those expected 40 years the best that you possibly can.
9) I have minimally controlled myself and I know that. I usually do stuff because that's what people want or expect from me. I have spent a lot of time worrying what other people think and that has pushed my life in a lot of different directions than I originally wanted to go in life.
10) Doing things right 100% of the time. I just want my life to be happy and perfect and I want a house on the hill with a great family and the only way I can see that happening is just following the path because sometimes doing the right thing can put you in a bad path and that's just not what I want to do even if it means not standing up for what I believe in.
12) My only piece of advice would be to not be scared if you want to do or stop doing something. Trying something new or stopping something that isn’t enjoyable anymore could end up being one of the best things in your life.
13) I really don’t know if I would break the law to save someone I loved until I would end up in that situation. If it’s life or death save then I probably would but if it’s just save them from getting hurt or keeping them out of trouble then probably not
17) Honestly there’s nothing that I really truly want to do yet. I have like no desire to do anything which is really weird but I kind of have my whole life planned out and there’s nothing I haven’t done.
18) Short answer. Yes. Long answer. Probably a lot more than ever needed. I never let go of anything because I don’t like confrontation so I never talk to the person about it and then it’s just in my head forever.
23) I feel like I have been the friend I want in life but I’m not sure. I try to be supportive and listen and do what they want but at the same time I feel like I’m annoying a lot so yeah.
26) Lose all my old memories because I feel like I have so much life left to live which is supposed to be the most memorable like college, my future job, marriage, kids, and growing old with someone I love. That’s all the stuff I really care to remember.
34) Yes because sometimes I just need to be around that person to feel better and I just need to remember why I’m always happy around them.
36) No because there is always an exception to a rule. Like murder is bad but in self defense it’s considered ok even though you still killed someone. I know that’s extreme but there is always some way to make something bad seem good.
41) I would spend all day with my family and Andre because they are my favorite people in the world and I just want to be with them forever.
46) I would try new things a lot more because I wouldn’t be scared to be judged for being bad at that new thing.
2. I believe failing is worse than never trying. The worst kind of failure is when you try your absolute best but you still fail and it isn’t enough. That kind of failure makes me feel defeated, lost, and continuing to question myself of where I went wrong. If you never try, you cannot be mad at where you end up because it was your decision to not try. At that point the only thing left to blame is yourself. I have studied hours for a test and still failed. That failure is the worst feeling ever. It is different if I did not go out of my way to study or if I did not try to succeed, I would then expect failure.
ReplyDelete46. If I knew nobody was going to judge me I would do a lot of things. I would dress differently, probably more confident and dressy. I would have a lot less social anxiety and be able to go out without being worried about my appearance or how I drive, how I walk, and just stupid little things like that. I would also be able to just have more fun. I worry a lot about what others will say about me and I try to hide my life as much as possible so no one can say anything. Judging someone and talking about people is the biggest issue that goes on especially with kids in high school so I would change the choices I make, things I do, say, and tell people about myself. Its stupid and I worry about peoples opinions far too much but life would be a lot different if nobody was judgemental.
18. I hold onto a lot of my mistakes and beat myself up for them. If I regret something I continue to think about what I did and how I should have done it differently. I hold onto things I know I can’t go back and change. I make myself upset, mad, or embarrassed for things that have happened three years ago. I hold onto my stupid choices and let them effect me like they happened five minutes ago.
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Delete1. If I didn't know how old I was, I'd probably be either 14 or 18. I don't know how to explain it, but I'm mature in some ways but not others. So first I have to the little kid stuff out of me, then I'd say I'd be around 18 years old.
ReplyDelete2. Failing because that's one of my biggest fears. If I would of just never tried it then I couldn't of failed right?!
3. Honestly, I think that's because we like making other people happy and we don't want to get judged or looked at different.
5. One thing I'd like to change in the world is hate.
6. Cheering or dancing.
8. I'd do something on my bucket list every day.
9. I do a lot of stuff that would make my parents and the people around happy,so it depends on the situation.
10. Doing the right things.
12. Live your life the way you want to and have no regrets.
13. Yes
17. Sky diving and because nobody wants to go with me.
18. Yes
23. Yes
26. Lose all old.
34. Yes
36. Yes
41. I'd try to visit as many people as I can, but my best friend, my grandparents, my sister.
46. I would dress different and play different sports.
2. I think that never trying is worse than failing. One of my teachers in the past taught me to always reach for the stars and set my goals high, because even if I don’t reach this star that I was potentially aiming for, at least I would be closer to it then I was in the beginning. I’m the type of person who likes to learn from my mistakes. If I fail, it’s going to hurt, especially since I put so much pressure on myself. However, after the mental breakdown that I will most likely have, I’m going to question myself what can I gain from this experience and hopefully walk away with more than I started with. Failure is something that happens to everyone, even if it’s as simple as a quiz. I learned that it’s important to know the feeling of failure in order to be able to accept it. If you can’t accept it, you’re not going to be able to recover from it and move on. And that’s strength, being able to be knocked down and still get back up. That is far more useful than just deciding that you’re not going to try.
ReplyDelete10. I’m more worried about doing the right things as long as it feels right in my gut. First off, how do you know that this thing you’re doing is the correct way of doing it? Is there a specific person who determines that this thing is done correctly? I would rather do something that feels right to me, rather than do the thing that makes others happy or satisfied.
12. If I could offer a newborn child advice I would tell them to always put themself first. I would explain to them that they shouldn’t ever allow anyone to take advantage of them and to never settle for anything that doesn’t match their worth.
18. Yes, my past. From time to time, I let bad memories sneak up on me and swoop me into a depression.There’s times when a specific thing will remind me of a memory and then they all flood in. I’m in the process of healing, and I’m waiting for the day where I can say that I’m happy and truly mean it.
26. Although I do have some good childhood memories, I would let them all go in order to be able to create new memories. The bad will also disappear with all the good, and I would finally have a clean slate. I'm still very young, I believe that I still have lots of life to live and millions of memories to make.
41. I would visit my mom and get the closure that I know I deserve. The thought of something bad happening to her has definitely slipped my mind throughout these past few years, especially since I know what it was like to be in that bad environment that she drags herself through. I would need to spend some time with her, then I would move on to see my six cousins and aunt. I never had a big family , they are the only family that I have. Although I’m very distant with him, I would eventually visit my dad, again only for closure. It would cause less pain knowing I got a chance to say goodbye to both of my parents, no matter what they put me through. I would do it for myself, to create some ease in my chaotic mind. After, I would see the handful of close friends that I have, and lastly I would spend the rest of my time with the people who I see on a daily basis: my grandma, her bf, my younger brother, and our doggies.
1. If I didn’t know how old I was, I feel like I’d be around the same age as I am now (17), probably around 18. Honestly though, I could also be a little younger. I feel like I’m mature in the way I think, and how I choose to spend my time, or who I want to surround myself with. At the same time, the idea of getting older kinda scares me, as I get anxious from thinking about going to college, picking a career, starting somewhere new, etc. I don’t know where I’m going or where I’ll end up, and that messes me up sometimes. I wish I could stop time and make life slow down; I can’t keep up.
ReplyDelete2. Never trying is definitely worse than failing, because that means that you never believed in yourself to accomplish something. You have to be your own supporter, and have faith in your abilities. If you fail at something, you at least tried, and that can give you strength to try again and again until you succeed. You can make your mistakes into a life lesson, which can help you in the future; you can correct yourself and prove to yourself that you can succeed.
3. We do things we don’t like because of people that force those things upon us; we have expectations that we have to reach, even when they’re not always in our favor. We like so many things that we don’t do because we want to shape ourselves into possibly someone we’re not, maybe in spite of the people who force things upon us. We also could like things that we don’t do because that’s actually who we are, who we want to be, but we can’t do those things because we’re restricted by the disliked things we have to do.
5. If I could change one thing about the world, I’d change the way that we, as humans, view each other, and how violent and disgusting we can be towards others. I would want equality to be achieved, and have no one restricted or targeted for the color of their skin, their gender, their religion, their disabilities, etc. Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and not have their opinions or beliefs torn down by people too ignorant to understand them. No one deserves to feel oppressed in a world that we built, together.
6. If happiness was the national currency, I would probably become rich from working with animals, literally any type; dogs, cats, horses, hamsters, bears, you name it. Whenever I get to be around animals, dogs especially, I feel so happy and loved. In real life, though, I want to go into the med field and help people, which makes me feel happy, but not as happy as when I see a dog.
8. If the average life span was 40 years, I would live by life differently by being more spontaneous and willing to do things outside of my comfort zone. Right now, I hold back because I think about how many years I’ll be alive, and how I need to build myself to be someone that no one has a problem with. If I only had 40 years, I wouldn’t care about what people thought about me, which would lead me to take more risks and have more fun in life. I wouldn’t think about making a living and making money; I would travel the world and make the most out of life.
9. To be honest, I don’t have the best control of the course my life has taken. Everything I do really is influenced by my parents, family, friends, boyfriend, etc. I mean, I do do things that I choose to do, but nothing that would disrupt the natural flow of my life, if you know what I mean. I respect my parents, and they want what’s best for me, which I just follow. I do whatever is expected from me, which isn’t the best, but it’s what makes life go more smoothly. I’m not the happiest about that, but maybe when I get older I’ll grab my life by the reins and make my own path.
10. I think I’m more worried about doing the right things, even if I don’t succeed all of the time. If I did the wrong thing, I’d get anxious and develop obsessive thinking about say thing, and have a bad feeling in my gut. I feel a lot better when I do the right thing, and I know that that is what’s better for my mental health.
12. If I offer a newborn child one piece of advice, I’d tell them to not become someone you’re not just because someone expects you to. I’d tell them to not let others influence their beliefs, morals, and who they want to be. It’s their life, and they shouldn’t let others control it.
Delete13. Alright I love my family and friends, but I’m not going down for something that they did. I mean if I had to break a tiny law, maybe I would, but I’m not helping them hide a body. If someone I loved was in trouble, and broke the laws, I’d just act like I didn’t see or know anything. I wouldn’t put myself in their situation and make myself an accessory. It’s their mistake, and if they loved me back, they wouldn’t put their problems on me.
17. One thing that I haven’t done, but really want to do, would be kind of going away for a while, like dying. Okay this sounds grim, and trust me, I’m not suicidal. I just always wondered what it would be like to die. It’s like, I just want to disappear, and see what others would do; who would care. Obviously, what’s holding me back would be how upset my family would be, and how I’d mess up their lives, which I don’t want to do. I’m never going to hop the ledge early, hopefully, so this weird event won’t happen, but I’ve thought about it.
18. Yeah, I’m holding onto things that I need to let go. Things being more specifically people and occurrences that I need to stop thinking about. I also need to let go of ideals that I’ll never reach and the person I’ll never become.
23. Yeah, I’d say that I’m the kind of friend that I’d want as a friend. I mean, I WISH I had friends who were like me, and I hope that doesn’t sound conceded; I just wish I had someone who matches me completely; same type of humor, past struggles, personality, interests. As a friend, I feel like I’m very supportive, and I always put others ahead of me; I’ll do things for people, even if it’s degrading towards myself. I just want to see others happy, even if that means giving them my happiness.
26. I mean, my past has shaped me into who I am, but I wouldn’t mind losing all of those memories. Damn I feel like of sad saying that, as that means I’d lose memories of my grandparents, my old house, my childhood, when I felt happy and free. I just feel like if I lost those, it’d only be 17 years, which weren’t always filled with happiness. I struggled a lot, and maybe losing those thoughts would help me become a better person. Making new memories would cover like at least 50 years, consisting of a career, marriage, college, having kids, etc. I don’t want to miss that. I could shape myself into a new person, someone who I’ve always wanted to become, which could be a good thing.
34. Yes, I have been with someone like that, my boyfriend. You don’t always need words to communicate. Sometimes saying nothing says the most. When you’re with someone and not talk, and it doesn’t feel awkward, then you’re in the right place. Those are the type of people that you need to surround yourself with; they understand you. For me, I don’t really like talking, and I love when I can be around someone without saying anything at all. It’s peaceful and leaves me feeling refreshed.
36. I don’t think that it’s possible to know what is good and what is evil, because sometimes good is the result of evil, and evil is disguised as good. There’s always two sides of something, and you can’t just decide whether it’s completely good or bad; everyone has a different opinion and view of things. What’s good to you, could be completely the opposite to someone else. And sometimes, you can’t even tell what’s good or what is evil. Everything is masked by something.
Delete41. If I knew that everyone was going to die tomorrow, I’d visit my family members that I actually care about, like my closest aunts, and my grandpa. I’d already make amends with my direct family, and I’d probably die with them if we were in the same house. I’d also visit my boyfriend and spend as much time as I could with him, as he makes me happy and knows me the best.
46. If nobody judged me, I would no longer be afraid to be the real me around people. I’m often really shy towards people who don’t really know me because I’m deathly afraid of judgement and I feel like everyone trashes me behind my back, which I know isn’t true, but it’s a fear of mine. I would talk a lot more, and live life more freely, doing whatever I wanted. I wouldn’t care about judgement from my family or friends, and I’d just do what makes me happy. Some people do live like that, and honestly good for them, because it’s so hard living in a world full of hate and judgement.
9. I control too much of my life. I try to hard. Everything I control to the point that it has a negative effect on me. The saying to express who you are. Well tend take matters into my own hands. Like how to handle emotions. I took it upon myself to hold them back. I chose what to do for myself for most of my life. I didn't interact with my people because they got in my way or I didn't want to attach to whoever was opening up to me. I just never trusted people. So I took it upon myself to control everything I did to be a logical and planned course of action. Now I look back it got me out of situation but not all of them. I am letting these emotions out the bag but not to everyone. They don't deserve to know me.
ReplyDelete23. I wouldn't want me as a friend. I don't open up. I don't express myself. I control myself to the point that I refuse others. I'm insensitive and brash. I don't know why this happens. I'm was brought up differently. As much as this is the way I see myself it isn't what my friends say. They say I hide things to protect others. That I'm caring underneath a mask. Or your heart is there but doesn't want to be found. I do things differently I'm not the person to be kind to someone unless you get to really know me. But one thing I will never do is break a promise, my moral compass will not allow me to do it. I have kept many to this day and never dared broke them even if someone is trying to pry it out of my skull. I never want anyone to be hurt or sad. I hope my friends are happy and not only happy but able to express their happiness to everyone because that's when you know he or she truly happy being who they are. Especially when I genuinely care about the person. As much as being selfish was a part of my life. There are points where you have to become the big person and learn to let go. It's not easy but people need to learn to let go and be happy with what may lie on the other side of the horizon.
26. My past definitely shaped who I am. But those memories aren't really worth remembering. Everything that made me happy was either a lie or used against me. I was bullied for who I was and what I stood for. To the point I didn't want to be me. I grew to hate others and oppress my emotions. Everything I have achieved emotionally was all recent. I started opening up to only one person. It isn't much but at least it's a start. I want to make new memories with people that I'm happy to be surrounded by and who allow me to be my true-self because I don't trust a lot of people.
2. Never trying is worse than failing. If you never try to do something, there is no risk, but there is no possibility of reward either. When people fail, at least they learn from their mistakes(hopefully) and grow from it. If you never try, you don’t grow from your mistakes, which is not a good thing at all. Sometimes failing may be hard, and I completely understand that because I feel like a let down when I fail at something. It’s stressful and upsetting when you fail, but as you grow, you will realize that the failure is better than never attempting to even try.
ReplyDelete3. We do so many things that we don’t like to do because we don’t want to be judged, or we are told what we have to do(or we’ll get punished if we don’t). I always look at different activities and think about how fun they will be, but I know that I won’t be able to do them any time soon. It sucks, but doing the things I don’t like now may allow me to do the things I like later in life.
10. Depending on the situation, I am usually more focused on doing things right, like when doing school work. I want to get good grades, and the only way I can do that is by doing assignments correctly. I try to do the right thing, especially since you don’t know what others are going through, but sometimes it is hard.
12. If I could offer a newborn child a piece of advice, I would tell him/her that life could change at any moment, so appreciate everything you have. Whether the change is good or bad, just know that you should never take anything for granted.
17. I really want to go to Europe and study different baking and cooking techniques. I haven’t been able to do that yet because my parents(more specifically my mom, I’m pretty sure my dad wants to go) do not want to go to Europe. I’d rather wait till I’m older anyways and go with friends.
26. I would rather lose all of my old memories than not be able to make any new ones. Although I would lose all of the memories with my brother, it would stink to live the rest of my life without making any new memories. If I wanted to learn about the memories I lost, I could always ask the people around me to help me understand what I forgot.
36. There is no way to know in all cases. Everyone has a different idea of what is good and what is evil. It is all in the intentions and whether the person had good or bad intentions. Good people do bad things sometimes, but it doesn’t mean that they meant to do it(they had a different, better, outcome in mind).
41. I would spend the day with my family. They have been with me through everything and I love them so much, even when they get on my last nerve. I couldn’t imagine living without them, so I would want to savor every moment with them.
46. I would do the things I am afraid to do. That is very broad, but it is something that is so different based on the situation. I feel like I hold back on doing a lot of things because I am afraid to do it, but if I know that I wouldn’t be judged, I probably would do it.
1. I would be younger because the passage of time without knowing it tends to feel longer than it should.
ReplyDelete2. Never trying is worse because you’re putting yourself in a bubble that restricts what you can do. Never trying won’t lead you to new experiences or new life lessons.
3. Despite life being so short, we do many things we don’t like because much of the time, we don’t have much choice or it is something that is hard to avoid doing. We like many things we don’t do because of the illusion of the unknown, “grass is greener on the other side”.
5. I would change the world by making everyone treat each other equally because we would all be able to coexist together better. I know this is basically impossible, but it would be nice.
6. Probably playing basketball if I could, as I have a very competitive nature and love basketball.
8. Pretty much the same because time is never wasted to me.
9. I was able to control my actions and my responses to my environment, but not really my environment or other people’s reactions to my actions.
10. I’m more worried about doing things right as I tend to constantly question my work whether it be school related or recreational.
12. I would tell them to stay curious and keep exploring new things.
13. Yes
17. I’ve always wanted to write a book, but felt that I lacked the creativity and intuition to pull it off.
18. No
23. Kind of, I mean I could make do a decent friend, but I’m a bit reclusive so I wouldn’t be around much. I need to work being a better friend and putting more commitment to it.
34. Yes
36. Yes definitely, for example killing someone with malicious intent is evil and being kind to others is good.
41. I would visit my Mom, Dad, and Sister
46. I would probably be more confident and more expressive with my passions.
1) I would probably be around 16 or 17. Pretty close to my real age.I am mature in the way I handle certain situations and the way I think. But, I can still be pretty naive when it comes to what I need versus what I want.
ReplyDelete2) Never trying is worse. If you fail, you can use what caused you to fail to be better next time. If you never try, you'll constantly be left with the "what-ifs"
3)Fear and peer pressure. We may do things we don't like to please other people or just to get by. We like the idea of things we don't do because we're always chasing the idea of living that life.
5) I would change the oppression against people of color, specifically blacks. I would change the ignorance that white privilege exists. I would change the way black men and women fear for their life when approached by a police officer, instead of feeling protected. With the current events of our country, it's impossible to not see this is a real issue where something needs to be done.
6) Helping people. Nursing, teaching, therapy. My goal in life is to help others.
8) I would do more of what makes me happy, try new things, take advantage of every single day.
9) I believe I have no control over the way people feel about me or think, but I control who I surround myself with and what I do.
10) Doing things right
12)Enjoy it
13)Yes
17)I really want to go on a vacation, enjoy the world and just get away from everything for a while. Unfortunately, corona isn't allowing that nor is my bank account
18)Yes.
23) Yes. I'm always there for them, I drop everything for them and I'm extremely forgiving.
26)Never be able to make new ones, The memories I have now have made me who I am today
34)Yes
36)Yes
41)My family
46)Put myself out there more
1. Older than I am, probably around 18-19. Pretty close to the age I am now but I feel like at this age, one year can make a big difference in the way you mature, start to think and act. I have always thought really logically and I like o think that I am a lot more mature than other 16 year olds are.
ReplyDelete6. Helping others, specifically babies.
9. I know that many people unfortunately do not have much control in their life desiciions and their life course and I am lucky enough to say that I have had a lot of control over my life. My parents and I have a really good bond and a lot trust and they really do trust me in letting me life decisions on my own and being able to make the right decision when doing so. They don't put a lot of pressure on me and throughout that I have been able to grow the way I want to and make my own opinions on things and chose what I want to do.
10. I am more worried in doing the right thing than doing things right. I often think to myself "but is this the right choice" and it does not help that I am an over thinker.
41. I would call all the people I love and care about and tell them how they have each impacted my life and just sit and have one last conversation with them.
46. Spice up my style now and then and express the things I am passionate about more.
(9.) In reality, no matter how much freedom you're given by your parents, your life is not yours. You do not have the same rights as someone who is 18 or older until you reach the age of 18 yourself. So to what degree have you actually controlled the course of your life? Quite literally a small portion. All of the little decisions are yours, how you interact with others during the day and such, but right up until your senior year, when most are 18, everyone else makes your decisions. Teachers, Parents, those random people your mom talks to in the grocery store (Ya know, the conversations where they act like you're not there). Your life is not truly yours until you are of legal age. (13.) I would break the law if anyone gave me a good reason to do it. I hate the law system and I hate the corruption within the government. So yes, I would break the law to save a loved one. I would also break the law for a cherry snow cone (41.) If I knew everyone was going to die tomorrow, I would visit that one kid from the 1st grade who said his grandmother made better cookies than the school. Not because of that specific instance, but because he grew up to be a white supremacist and it would be my last chance to knock him on his ass.
ReplyDelete1. Based on everybody’s point of view I would be 21 or older because people think I'm older but I don’t know much of the world and in my opinion I don’t think I am mature enough so I probably would be 12 or 13 years old.
ReplyDelete2. Definitely never trying because you will never be qualified for that position or whatever you try to learn and that overused saying “ We learn from our mistakes”
3. We do these things because of free will the greatest gift God has given to us yet we use to our advantage. Sometimes we can get stuck or have an addiction of things we don’t like. We try everything to fit the world’s standards because we don’t know what we like and don’t like yet until it's too late.
5. One thing I would change about the world is acceptance. We were originally created by love, for love, to love. If we accept religion, opinions, even ourselves you would see how that one thing would impact our mental and physical image.
6. Getting to know Jesus, I don’t get this kind of joy from doing anything else
8. I would obey God fully and not do the thing he calls me for half way
9. We were given free will so anything I do is on my own I take responsibility and accountable for my own actions. It may be argued “ What about things out of our control?” well while you are right what we can do is control our emotions to those thing
10. I worried about doing things right because we don’t like doing the right things most of the time but doing things right is the world’s point of view
12. Listen clearly and the rest will naturally follow.
13. That is very hard and something I would think about but honestly I can’t say if it's the world’s law then most likely but if it's God’s law no unless he tells me to.
17. I want to get to know God even more but I've been lazy and I used to say I had known time for him but this time is no excuse or it never was. Distractions it's what's holding me back and it's the Devil’s plan.
18. Arrogance, slowly it's been growing and getting worse but recently i've been trying to pray about it and learning more wisdom which is important.
23. No if I had to be honest, I wish I could have been a better friend. I haven;t given my time for them but I pray I'm better to all of you next school year.
26. I would rather not make new memories because God transforms me using my new memories good and bad to make me new.
34. Basically in your class, I don’t answer a lot in class but listening to you is like having the best conversation ever.
36. Yes, the problem is we defined ourselves as the human race trying to define good and evil when it was already defined since the beginning.
41. I would but it shouldn’t take that for you to care or visit them occasionally.
46. Nothing I would do would change but it is a scary thought to think of.
1.If i didn't know how old I was, I would say i'm around 14/15 (looks wise). Every time i go somewhere new and meet new people, they tell me I look 14, but act 17.
ReplyDelete2.Never trying is worse than failing. If you continue to never try, you can miss out on so many opportunities that you never knew you had.
8.I would live my life like how I am now. Live in the moment and make the most out of everything like there is so tomorrow
10.I am more worried about doing things right. Maybe its because of how I was raised, but If i did something incorrectly, I would get yelled at soooo
12.Have fun
13.Yes one hundred percent
17.Go on rides at an amusement park lol. My fear of heights is holding me back
18. yes.
34. YES YES YES YES
36. yes
41. I would visit Sarah
1. If I didn’t know my age I think I’d be around 18-21 because I think I’m mature for my own age, and I think that’s how old I am mentally.
ReplyDelete2. If you never try, you’ll never know the outcome. I live by this: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. So, even if you do try and fail, at least you learned something at the end of it!
3. If you’re doing things you don’t like, that’s probably because someone told you to do those things. We like so many things we don’t do because we always enjoy thinking into other people’s lives instead of focusing on our own.
5. One thing I’d like to change about the world is definitely what is going on right now. I'd like the world to have racial harmony, and people shouldn’t treat others differently based on their skin color.
6. If happiness was a national currency I’d definitely be making music. It would not only make me happy, it’d make other people happy as well. Another option would be an occupational therapist because I’d love to make people happy by helping them improve.
8. If I could only live about 40 years, I’d get the highest education possible and become a doctor. I’d want to help people for as long as I could live, and possibly help them even live longer.
9. I feel like I don’t have as much control on my life as I should. Ever since I was little, I always followed in my sister’s footsteps and I never really steered away into my own path until I started to write music. As a result of this, I don’t really know who I am or what I like because I’m just a reflection of my sister.
10. I’m more worried about doing the right things and make better decisions.
12. Stop crying.
13. Definitely. If they were in trouble and 100% needed me to, I’d do it for them.
17. I really want to start singing at festivals and restaurants so I can put my name out there. The thing holding me back is that I’m not super confident in my voice or how I look.
18. Yes. 100% yes.
23. I think I’m a pretty good friend. I have a lot of friends, but only a close circle who I actually talk to on a daily basis (which consists of like 4 people). I like when others confide in me and tell me what’s going on in their life, but I tend to think of things more logically than emotionally. For example, if my friend is having problems in her relationship, I usually try to create a plan in order to help her, which is kind of wrong of me to do and I know I should work on it.
26. This is such a hard decision because I lost my dad, and memories are the only thing I have left of him. And if I lose the future, I’m not content with how I’ve lived my life up to this point. So I’m pretty torn over this question and can’t choose.
34. I don’t think that has ever happened to me lol, but if it’s the right person, I feel like you’re either meant to be best friends or you could be soulmates.
36. It’s 100% not possible to do that. Even if you go with your gut on a decision, it could still be the wrong choice. Good things can be disguised as evil, and vice versa. You can never see.
41. I’d definitely visit all of my family members, and my closest friends. It’s hard to think about that, and what you would even say if it was your last day together.
46. I’d simply go out and live my best life hehe.
1. Though I act very immature all the time like any kid does, I know when to turn that off and act mature and responsible. Some of the shit I’ve gone through in my life most people don’t go through until their “midlife” crisis. Being able to go through these things and come out stronger has made me become more mature and look at life differently than a 17 year old my age. That maturity and responsibility mixed, I would still say 17.
ReplyDelete2. Never trying, Wayne Gretzky once said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”. Though it’s a terrible feeling, failing and not being able to have that feeling of success, I know for me at least it drives me even more to keep trying and trying until I do succeed. Failing is all throughout life, and without it there's no possible way, and you can’t argue that, you can’t grow as a person without failures, defeats, and hardships. If you never try something and keep avoiding it on the road in life, it’s going to come back and bite you in the ass. When you fail though they eventually succeed, you’re gonna know how to tackle that situation.
9) I would honestly say that I've controlled for the most part most of my life, the only part I’d say I have not control over is my family's wealth, and financial income, I mean not yet at least. It really irks me when people feel sorry for themselves, and feel as if they have no way to change that they were given such a bad situation. There's nothing in this life as of right now you can’t control, excluding your parents financial situation. Every choice I’ve made has led me to the point I’m at in my life. I’ve never felt sorry for myself and expected things to be handed to me, I went out and did it. I want to join the military whether it’s enlisting or going to college and becoming an officer, so I joined the JROTC at our school to help better my path in doing that. I wanted to become a better wrestler in middle school, so I joined a club to make myself better. I wanted a half decent car as my first car, so I worked, saved up and got that car. Feeling sorry for yourself, still leads you in the direction of controlling your own life, but just in a good way.
46) I would do nothing differently If I knew people would judge me differently, because I live my life like that as of right now. I don't feel that people should live their lives based on the judgement of other people. I feel as if there is no point in Living your life based on how other people feel. If you like Star Wars, but all of your friends make fun of it, why stop watching or buying Star War products, because you want to impress or not have them not like you. Throughout my short 17 years of life I’ve learned that I shouldn’t be worried about losing people in mylife based on how I act, they should be worried about losing me, and what I bring to the table. Finally, I learned you won’t live a happy life if you base it off of the judgement of other people.
(2)I think it is much worse to fail than to never try. I would say I think that because of experience. When you don’t try to do something the regret of not doing it lingers around you forever and you will always have a sense of guilt when you think of that thing. I think when you fail it is a temporary sting that sucks, but doesn’t outway the lifelong regret.
ReplyDelete(6) If happiness was the national currency, writing poems, playing video games, hanging out with friends/fam in general, and talking trash on chess online would all keep more than wealthy for a lifetime. I wish that’s the way the world worked honestly. Nobody would be depressed because no one would put limitations on what they can and can’t do.
(9) I think I’ve had a fair amount of control in my life. My parents have always allowed me to choose what it is I wanna do and have been supportive of me and my dreams my whole life, so I’m pretty lucky in that regard. Obviously you can’t control every aspect of your life, but I like to think I’ve mostly taken mine by the reins.
(41) If everyone I knew was going to die tomorrow, assuming I had to stay in one place, I would stay at my house with my sister and parents. I would at least try to invite all of my friends over, which might be hard considering the circumstances of the world right now, it’s not like I could tell them, “come over now because you’re dying tomorrow” because that would cause mass panic. I would just let everyone do whatever they want, because I don’t want to be selfish and make them spend their last day the way I want them to.