You Better Think, Think!

http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/03/14/365-thought-provoking-questions-to-ask-yourself-this-year/

That is the link for the 365 questions I plan to answer. I'm thinking... maybe 5 a day? We will see. I haven't really checked 'em out yet. I didn't want to read them all because I don't liked ruined surprises. I'm a weirdo, I don't even read the backs of books or films... I just like to be surprised by things. Only good things. I guess I should have clarified. Anyways... here goes I suppose...

1. What was the last time you tried something new?
A: I suppose that doing the new design on my nails was the last "new" thing I've tried.

2. Who do you sometimes compare yourself to?
A: I compare myself to my siblings and peers a lot. I get really anxious when I do that, so I probably shouldn't.

3. What is the most sensible thing you've ever heard someone say?
A: "Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.” Eric Fromm is the person I should be quoting, but I don't know who that is. I heard it from someone else. There are a lot of quotes but this is the only one I can think of that was actually told to me by someone.

edit: after I wrote this last night I was laying in bed and thinking about it... and I totally forgot what my mother once told me and I found to be perfect advice... "Not everyone thinks like you, Erica." THAT is the most sensible thing I've heard. Go Mom!

4. What gets you excited about life?

A: Making a difference in other people. I really do live to make other people happy.

5. What life lessons did you learn the hard way?

A: how to get my heart broken--when to stand up for myself--when to shut up--the pros and cons of being the most stubborn person ever--friends are never forever--that I picked the wrong college--how disabling mental illness is--how to be my own person--that you can't force people to be alive if they don't want to--that life isn't fair--that nobody is going to love you if you don't let them.. should I go on? =] So uplifting!
(I know, my grammar is atrocious ;)

Okay, that is the first five! I'm lame and love deep thought and getting to know people's thoughts and interests. I'm no different with myself. I think it is very important to be opinionated. I'd rather ague with someone with an opinion than sit in silent ignorance with an "agreeable" schmuck.