So, to read the first installment and find the original list of questions, visit this post. Every Friday, I’m answering 10 of the “50 Questions that will free your mind.” I was going to do them all at once but decided against it because: it will take a long time, it will be a very long post, & I imagine at points it would make my head hurt. So, 3 Fridays left and 30 questions left after this post! I know it’s not necessarily budget-or-fudget information, but I think reflecting on this sort of thing will help self-awareness, which is really important for all aspects of a person’s life.

1. 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?
   I have had this happen before. Usually, I either voice that I disagree and change the subject. If that doesn’t work, I leave. I find it draining to be around that kind of talk, especially about a close friend. My respect for these people would also fall. To me, the best way to determine what kind of person someone is, is to observe how they treat others.
2. If you could offer a newborn child only 1 piece of advice, what would it be? Do what you can to be happy without hurting people.
3. Would you break the law to save a loved one?
   Of course. I would break the law to save anyone.
4. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
   I don’t think so. I tend to think of things very analytically, so if I thought something was insane, it’s probably because I thought it couldn’t work.
5. What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
   I live in between 2 worlds: Do what I want and Do what I need. Most people fall into the latter, and I picked up the first from a friend of mine. I tend to do what I want, even if there are consequences that some would consider too much. I try to live with one foot in the future and one in the now, and I think, especially with the pressure that everyone is under, that it is a rare attitude. I like it, but sometimes it is stressful..
6. How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
   Different strokes for different folks
7. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?
   Take a year off from school. Yeah, I only have a year left, so it’s not really realistic (and before I would have lost major scholarships). I have thought a lot about taking a year off between undergrad. and graduate school, but I’m naturally a really cautious person when it comes to things like this. I’m afraid of not finding a job, not being able to get into graduate school later, and never being able to do what I want, but a break would be really really nice. I do hope the 2+2 program works out.
8. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
   I’m a feelings hoarder, and it’s really not healthy. Situations with my family, my boyfriend, my friends…sometimes I can get really mad over things that happened years ago, and it’s not fair to them or to me. I need to be able to actually forgive people and not dwell, but it is easier said than done.
9. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
   I would probably move to somewhere in the lower part of British Columbia. I’ve been in Canada for the last few months, and it’s not very different in a lot of ways from the US, but there are some fundamental differences (more socially liberal). I would have to live in a coastal place wherever I go because I need the seafood =). I really can’t imagine living somewhere permanently that is not Louisiana…
10. Do you push the elevator button more than once?  Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
    Yes. I don’t think it does, but sometimes there is satisfaction in taking some sort of action when there is no actual action to be taken.

I would say this set of questions was harder for me to answer than the first. I really struggled with #5 & #7. Good luck if you’re endeavoring to answer these as well! Here’s a puppy to help with any emotional exhaustion =)

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(I really do want this kind of puppy one day! [long-haired dappled dachshund])