Thought Provoking Questions

As I was looking for classes on Pinterest today (I do this often), I came across this site. I don’t know anything about it and have only read a few posts. There are many with those 6ways to do this or 18 reasons why.. kinds of posts I mentioned last week. Many good ones. But one post had me thinking.

It’s a post full of thought-provoking questions that are illustrated. Illustrations aside, some of the questions jumped out at me and I wanted to share my thoughts:

1. If you had the opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your message be?

I like this question. I can think of so many answers. But, for me, it always comes back to two things: being you and being kind. I feel like if we were all willing to be a bit more vulnerable and show our true selves and we were all willing to be kinder to each other (which would help with the vulnerability, too), the world would be a considerably better and more meaningful place.

2. Are you holding onto something that you need to let go of?

This is a big question for me. Being that my word for this year was Free. I have a lot I hold on to. Mostly the bad stuff and things that make me think less of myself. It’s time to let go. In fact, I think it’s time to let go of all of it. No need to carry the stuff around.

3. Have you done anything lately worth remembering?

I like this one. I am not sure of the answer. But I want to keep this at the forefront of my mind. I want to make sure to use those minutes well, remember?

4. Do you celebrate the things you do have?

I work hard to do this one. I find myself so much more aware and thankful ever since I did the Weekly Gratitude Project in 2010. It’s truly changed my life.

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

This is another good one for me. I am a doer. I want to do. I want to leave the world a better place than I found it. I want to live life fully.

6. When was the last time you tried something new?

I try to do this regularly. Drawing was new for me this year. As I think of 2012, I want to make sure there’s at least one new thing on my list.

7. Which activities make you lose track of time?

While some people might say this should be important for choosing a career, I think this is valuable for happiness. Knowing what you love to do. Knowing what makes you happy. For me this is: reading, doing art, hugging my family, and sometimes programming.

8. If you could do it all over again, would you change anything?

I work hard to live my life with no regrets. I think a lot before I make decisions. A lot. But once the decision comes and goes, I tend to not look back. I also know that we can never tell how the paths we didn’t walk end and how many other aspects of our life they would change. You can’t alter one thing without having side effects. So I tend to prefer the known over the unknown.

Those are some of the questions that spoke to me. I like many of the others, too. Good list to come back to at different times in my life. How about you? Are there any questions that seem exceptionally thought-provoking for you? I’d love to know them even if they are not on this list.