Hmmm. Very difficult questions! ARRggHH! The pressure!
1. Would you consider yourself a leader or a follower? Why? I don't think I'm really either one. I tend to lead more than follow, but I prefer to go my own way and leave others to go theirs. I believe that makes me a seeker...or selfish?
2. What would you just absolutely love to get paid to do? That is a no-brainer for me. I would love to get paid to write. Of course, I want to write I want, not technical manuals for undertakers or something.
3. What is ONE thing marriage has taught you about yourself? One serious thing is that I am one opinionated girl. I used to think I was just right. Now I know I'm opinionated. One funny thing is that I really do have a dirty mind.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why? If I could really DO it, I'd live way back in the woods some place, by a river or a lake, miles from anyone, with no neighbors. It would be a place with a great view and lots of wildlife (only the mild kinds of wildlife, though). And a house that was comfortable and easy to keep warm.
5. If you could change one thing (physical or character) about yourself what would it be and why? OK, I know it's shallow. But I would love to have great hair. My character flaws are something I can work on myself, but my hair is what it is. :-(
6. What is ONE physical thing you love about yourself? My size. I haven't changed very much in that in my life. When I started putting on a little weight after 40...it all landed pretty well in the right spots.
7. What would be your perfect vacation? My perfect vacation. My perfect vacation? I think it would be at some remote cabin, with Mr. Rural, lots of time and a laptop so I could write.
8. What is your main pet peeve and why? Honestly? Stupidity. Plain and simple. Stupid manifests itself in so many ways, from driving as if you are the only person on the road, to voting for a president because you think he's cute. Boil it all down and what do you get? Stupid. Drives me nuts.
9. What is your most favorite food to eat? Oh, this is a hard question! I love all kinds of foods! I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so I don't go for the candy dish right off. I love veggies and good breads or a good steak or.... I guess my favorite indulgence food might be Marzetti's Marinated Garlic-stuffed Green Olives (in California Chardonnay). OMG they are so good. But I can't eat them often because Mr. Rural is deeply offended by garlic. Offended enough that I wouldn't get any. And I don't mean olives.
10. If you could give one piece of advice to the people of my generation . . what would you say? Now there's a loaded question! I would like to tell you about living a balanced life or conducting yourself with honor, but maybe there is one universal truth that everyone can use. It's the same advice that I received as a young adult.
You are responsible for your own happiness. It doesn't come with more stuff or more status. It doesn't happen because someone else makes you happy. You're the only one who can do it. I hear people say, "If I could just get that job (or lose that weight or go to Spain or...) I'd really be happy." It's fine to have goals like that, but you can't postpone being a happy person until you reach some goal. Happy is here and now and you have to choose it every single day. And I don't mean at the expense of others. It isn't about selfishing doing whatever you want. It's about connecting to others on a significant level, and looking at your world with clear vision to see all the beauty and joy that surrounds you. You don't have to live in some Malibu beach house to get that beauty. It's there in the full moon rising above your neighbor's house, and it's there in the cartoon in the newspaper that makes you laugh out loud. It's your responsibility to find it, embrace it, internalize it, and LIVE IT.
How was that for a lecture? :-)
Love,
Rural Mom
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