Tag: dailyprompt

Are you a lifelong learner?

Umm… is water wet? 😝

What’s one habit that has improved your life the most?

Trusting my gut and following my heart.

What’s a chapter of your life you’d title “The Hard Years” — and what got you through it?

You mean a single, solitary chapter…?

Heh.

Yeah, no. I can’t answer that. life, by default, is frickin hard and confusing. All the chapters are hard in some way. But, i’m still here, so… (shrug)

What gets me through? Music. Silence. Writing. Sunshine. Gratitude. Stubbornness. Ignorance.

Take your pick. 😉

What villain actually had a good point?

Um…. Are we talking movie villains or real ones?

For movies, most of them have something. Relatable (though extreme) origin story, a good point about society, a weakness that makes them human. It’s character development. Even villains are romanticized in media.

Real life though? That depends on a whole bunch of things. Genocidal maniacs? Not so much. A person who takes extreme and or lethal action for their own safety? Yeah, see the last four words of the last sentence. that’s a pretty damn good point, though that person will be a villain in some stories, a hero in others.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

This would be a short-term thing, 3 years or so, maybe 5.

I would live in the house where i was living when the trajectory of my life went radically off course. I would live there long enough to show that brave, terrified, beautiful girl that lives in my memory that we did it. we found peace again.

Is a little chaos actually good for us?

Yes. Chaos is a fundamental requirement of life.

And once you really sit with that and let it settle into your mind, life becomes more fun. It turns into a game between you, life, and the chaos gremlins. 😝

What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?

Ah… how about Santa? Or the tooth fairy? Easter bunny, anyone? I’m sure the question was referring to something a bit more serious, but these are glaring. Lol

Past that, I’m not sure. Other than a magical happy fat man, a fairy with a fetish, and a giant sugar-obsessed rabbit, i can’t think of anything ridiculous, per se. Just uninformed.

Describe one of your favorite moments.

Wow, this is broad. Lol so many good ones to consider!

One day, it was made clear to me that i sometimes make the assumption that people will just know what is in my head. And this occurred in hilarious fashion…

I was about 11, maybe 12. My mom showed me how to work my new alarm clock, and something wasn’t clicking in my head. We went about our day, and were sitting down to watch something on tv after dinner. all of a sudden, all the pieces fell together and i understood what she was trying to show me earlier.

all excited, i blurt out, “oh, so you just (insert random thing here) and as long as the light is on i’m good, right?” my mother burst out laughing asking me what the hell i was talking about. i told her i meant the alarm clock, like she should have known that’s what was in my head. we both started laughing hysterically when she said, “that was this morning; you’re still thinking about that?!”

How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?

I start to lose my patience outwardly. If it gets to that point, i’m about two days from crash and burn if current stress levels continue.

The protocol:

1 – step away from the desk

2 – leave phone at desk

3 – sit outside in the sun if possible, quiet indoors if not

4 – breathe

Repeat as often as necessary. Follow with extended time away from desk with book, audio book, or writing, Loud music may be appropriate. a good night’s sleep is a must.