[Gráinne]

1. What can you do today that you were not capable of a year ago?

Read and understand more Russian

2. What's been on your mind most lately?

So much. Work. What I'm doing here (meaning Arkansas).

3. In order of importance, how would you rank: happiness, money, love, health, fame?

Health
Happiness
'Love
Money
Fame

4. Right now, at this moment, what do you want most?

Sleep. A hug. A cry.

5. What word best describes the way you’ve spent the last month of your life?

Busy

6. What is the #1 motivator in your life right now?

A huge desire to take care of myself

7. In one sentence, who are you?

I am an old, strong soul who refuses to quit.

8. What do you want to be known for?

My writing and my love

9. If you had to move 3000 miles away, what one thing would you miss most?

My children, if they didn't come with me. Otherwise, nada.

10. In one year from today, how do you think your life will be different?

I know a lot of goals I'm just starting now will be accomplished. I'm scared to think of that, actually.

11. Who makes you feel good about yourself?

My daughter

12. What are the top three qualities you look for in a friend?

Honesty
Loyalty
Respect

13.What has fear of failure stopped you from doing?

I think I have the opposite. Fear of success. If this actually works, I'll have to ask much more of myself. I've been putting off looking for a better position and improving myself to get said position.

14. What is something you have always wanted since you were a kid?

Peace of mind. I'm much better now than I was then.

15. What stands between you and what you want?

My own fear.

16. What do you do when nothing else seems to make you happy?

Go to sleep, or read.

17. When did you first realize that life is short?

I've always known that

18. What do you need to spend more time doing?

Taking care of my own needs and wants.

19. What issues do you continually refuse to confront?

I actually try to confront things as they come up.

20. What’s something a lot of people do that you disagree with?

Being lazy. Not meeting their obligations.

21.What’s a common misconception people have about you?

That I'm unemotional and aloof. I'm precisely the opposite.

22.What’s something no one can take away from you?

My inner strength

23. What is something that you would hate to go without for a day?

My hearing

24. When you look into the past, what do you miss the most?

Innocence

25. What memory from this past year makes you smile the most?

Reunion was probably the happiest I've been all year.

26. What’s the number one change you need to make in your life in the next twelve months?

Attend to my eating habits and fitness.

27. If not now, then when?

You're right!

28. What have you done that you are truly proud of?

Teaching in China

29. What’s something new you recently learned about yourself?

I'm so much stronger than I realized

30. What do you want to remember forever?

The little precious moments in life

31. What could society do without?

Anything named "Kardashian"

32. What is one thing right now, that you are totally sure of?

I love myself exactly as I am

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

I'd tell people to wake up. Stop listening the media and look inward and listen to yourself. The answer is always there. (i'm borrowing a lot of the answers, it seems)

34. What’s something you said you’d never do, but have since done?

that's a fifth

35. What’s something you changed your mind about when you grew older?

That I'm not so dumb, and even quite smart.

36. What didn’t last forever, but was still worth your while?

Oh, so many things. All of them worth it, no matter how painful.

37. If you could go back in time and tell a younger version of yourself one thing, what would you tell?

Have faith in yourself and know you can do whatever you put your mind to.

38. If you knew you were dying in 60 seconds, what would your last words be?

I love you

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

I sure as heck hope not

40. What questions do you often ask yourself?

It's not "why me?". It's "why NOT me?"
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