Saturday, August 20, 2011

50 Qs... a new reason to post!

Thanks, Mal for posting these :) It'll get me back in the blogging mindset!





  • How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?


  • Which is worse, failing or never trying?


  • 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?


  • When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?


  • What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?


  • If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work wouldmake you rich?


  • Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?


  • If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?


  • To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?


  • Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?


  • 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?


  • If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?













  • Would you break the law to save a loved one?













  • Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?













  • What’s something you know you do differently than most people?













  • How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?













  • What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?What’s holding you back?













  • Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?













  • If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?













  • Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?













  • Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?













  • Why are you, you?













  • Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?













  • Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?













  • What are you most grateful for?













  • Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?













  • Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first?













  • Has your greatest fear ever come true?













  • Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?













  • What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?













  • At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?













  • If not now, then when?













  • If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?













  • Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?













  • Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?













  • Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?













  • If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?













  • Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?













  • Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?













  • When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?













  • If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?













  • Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?













  • What is the difference between being alive and truly living?













  • When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?













  • If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?













  • What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?













  • When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?













  • What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?













  • In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?













  • Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?







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