I recently read a blog posting titled, "The 7 Questions That Tell You Who You Are." Before I started I was skeptical...suuuure all it takes are 7 little questions and it'll help show me who I am, please. By the second question all of my doubts were gone. These 7 pesky questions have followed me for days. I've stewed over them and let them float in and out of my thoughts. It became clear to me that these questions did tell me a lot about myself. I feel like other people need to think about these things too, so here are the 7 questions that opened my eyes to who I really am... (all credit for these questions goes to Thought Catalog)
1. What would you do with your life if you didn’t have to pay the bills?
This was a simple one for me. If I didn't have to pay any bills I would travel. I would explore the world and see everything I could. I'd forge through humid jungles and ride a camel across a desert and help build huts in Africa and find Hogwarts. I'd do it all. Our lives are so constricted by finances and responsibility, it'd be wonderful to throw it all away. So what would you do if your obligations melted away?
2. What cuts you the deepest?
I took this as, what hurts the most or what scares/stresses you the most? It is important for us to recognize what these things are but not to wallow in them. We need to accept these things, these horrors and then find a way to live with them. I'd tell you my deepest, darkest fear/worry but then I'd have to kill you...so let's just move right along.
3. If you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?
I think we've all thought about this in one way or another, for me it's a no brainer...I'd gather everyone I love in my favorite bar, in my hometown. We'd drink and laugh and share memories and exchange 'I love you's' and drink some more and hug and cry and laugh again and keep drinking. I'm not looking to make some other worldly impact, I just want to be with the people I love.
4. Who do you love and why do you love them?
Figure this out and then surround yourself with these people. Let them be the standard for all your other relationships. Why you love them is essential, what your love is based on is critical to who you are and how you feel about yourself.
5. What do you quote?
The things people quote are important. A lot is said about a person by what they choose to quote. It's about who they are and what they believe. I quote a lot of 'Mean Girls'...not quite sure where that leaves me.
6. In those rare but life-changing moments, how do you act?
This tells you so much about yourself. When backed into the corner how do you react? Take note of the choices you make, the bridges you burn when making those choices. Days, weeks, months after these decisions, are you happy? Are you at least content? Do you feel right? I've made choices where maybe others don't agree with what I've done but I've felt right, felt good about it. I've been able to look myself in the mirror and be ok with what I've done. Have you?
7. What do you think about most?
These thoughts, although maybe small, make up who we are. The people, places, ideas, pains, inspirations, and dreams are the things that have stayed with us over the course of our lives. I know that I think of so many things each day and even have trouble sleeping sometimes because I just can't shut my thoughts off. But it is important to recognize the thoughts that are constantly with us. If they are there all the time, they are probably important and worth thinking about.
