1.17.2021

being chosen is the greatest gift you can give to another human being

from 132 Best Questions 
 
What gives your life meaning?
  love. Questions. Kisses. Buttery bread.
What brings you joy?
   five more minutes. Hearing and seeing the words. Deep hugs.
What gifts do you bring?
   cookies, usually
How is life calling you?
  life ought to text me, or I probably won't answer
Why does the world need the gifts you bring?
   good question.
How do you want to make others feel?
   depends on the identity of the others...
What’s memorable about you?
  handwritten notes, overlong eye contact, and musical taste
Who needs the gifts you bring?
  well, let's hope one matches the gift to the recipient, right? Otherwise it's a pretty poor gift.
What’s missing from your life?
   an exercise bike, spending money, job satisfaction, and sunshine (at the moment)
...from the world?
   adequate doses and conveyance methods of vaccine, basic human decency, and humor
If money wasn’t an issue, what would you do with your time?
   write, watch movies, read, travel, shop for shoes, bake, count bits of cardboard, and take pictures
What verb best describes you?
  seeking
What would you do if no one needed your job anymore?
  oh please God, anything else
What problem do you want to solve? 
  how much is enough, and how much is too much
What movie character would you most want to be like?  Amy Pierson from The Big Bad Swim
What was your favorite thing to do as a kid? 
  indoors: read. Outdoors: play volleyball.
Why are you doing what you’re currently doing?
   I'm polishing my toenails because they're bare, watching a movie because there are still movies that remain to be seen, and blogging because it's a way to keep writing
What do you wish you had more time to do?
  travel and sleep
What did your 15-year-old self imagine you’d be doing right now?
   I figured I'd be dead by this age
When was the last time you felt “lit up”?
  StL

[from here; the title quotation is by Trevor Noah, from Born a Crime]

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