*Life is in the journey!* ~ Question

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Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors

~ Question ~

(I think I may just squeeze-this-under-the-wire to count for my Monday post!)

"Because, I said so!" 

Who didn't, occasionally, have this line handed to them by a parent when they were a kid? I know mine have heard it a time or two. Though, in my own defense, sometimes I really don't have any other reason than, "Because, I said so." It's that go-to answer that we give our kids when we're tired... of standing in line, sitting in traffic, sometimes of Life itself... and yes, even of answering more than our fair share of nonsensical questions (when all we really want to do is take off our bra and pour ourselves a glass of wine), but that's just me.

When my brother and I were kids, my mother almost always took the time to answer even our most inane questions. Questions that always began with, "Why?" She would pause mid-stride, determine the validity of our need for the more complicated answer, then offer a much longer explanation than we ever anticipated, essentially backing up her first answer. I suppose then, I learned from my mom, that it was okay to question her authority, respectfully, in search of a reasonable answer. My feelings did count, even if my answer was still a resounding, "No." 

It's in the process itself that we learn to ask the hard questions , of ourselves and others. Those questions that few are brave enough to even ask. And sometimes, just sometimes, it's the hardest questions that have the simplest answers.

Jessica Salyer, over at Just Following a Dream tagged me with a few questions. 

All in good fun, I see! 

If I understand *The Rules* correctly, I am to promptly run off in search of a worthy opponent... or two or eleven, and ask them a few of my own. 

Why not, I say! 

I'll play!

~ Question ~

1.      What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you?

 

He loves me, in spite of my (occasional) troll-like habits. 
Does it get any nicer than that?
Every night, just as he's climbing into bed, I ask the million dollar question.
"Are you thirsty?"
To which he replies:
"I'm not thirsty (slight pause at the bed sheet). Why, are you thirsty?"
To which I reply:
"Yeah."
To which he replies again:
"Would you like for me to get you something from the kitchen?" 
(A myriad of glances are exchanged)
To which I reply again:
"Only if you're getting something for yourself. If not, then nothing."
His response:
"Do you want it or not?"
My response:
"If you don't mind."
Him:
"It's what I live for... 
to get you a drink,
 every night,
 just as I'm climbing into bed, 
after I've already dropped my pants to the floor.
Of course I don't mind."
Me:
"Thanks, babe."
Him:
"Yep." 

2.      Who is your favorite author?

 

Diana Gabaldon, hands down.

3.      If you could travel anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, where would it be?

Maria von Trapp’s mountain, 
in Maria von Trapp's dress, 
with Maria von Trapp's child-like abandon!

4.      What’s one addiction you have?

 

Sugar, of course.

5.      What is your favorite time of day?

 

Just as the sun dips behind the earth and the moon rises to say, "Good night!"

6.      Favorite food?

 

Sweet, succulent crab legs! Heaven.

7.      What inspires your writing the most?

 

I am fascinated, motivated and inspired by the inner workings of the human heart
 and our eternal, internal struggle between good and evil.

8.      What is one pet peeve you have?

 

Dishonesty, with ourselves and others.

9.      If you could have a super power what would it be?

 

If I were the Hero… 
To save people from themselves. 

If I were the Side-kick… 
To at least make them laugh.

10.   Do you have a pet?

 

Pull up a chair. 

One horse,

 two ponies,

 two dogs,

 four cats,

 a bunny,

 a rooster,

 so many hens, I sometimes lose count.

 Birds,

 turtles,

 rats,

 hamsters,

 hermit crabs

 and a gecko in a log tree… 

We knew and loved them well!

11.   If you had to change your name, and pick it, what would you change it to?

The question is moot. 

I'm kind of attached to the one I've got.

But, Just For Fun!

Mick, if you're the fool who just challenged me to a fight.

Little Gracie Mae, if you asked me to join you in a game of Hopscotch.

 None of your business, if I'm in a bar and you're a jackass.

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Now you?

Connie @ A Merry Heart
Cassie @ Cassie Mae
Sia @ Sia McKye Over Coffee
Mark @ Aloha, and hi! from HI!
Intricate Knot @ My Blog and Role Fantasy
Lynda @ WIP It
Melissa @ Have You Heard
 Gloria @ Gloria Richard
Tara @ Tara Tyler Talks
Jennifer @ The Serial Killer Files
Emily @ Emily R. King

~ My Questions For You ~

1. If your life were a book, what would it be titled?

2. Tell us a favorite childhood memory.

3. Is there a time limit on fortune cookie predictions?

4. Name three lessons LIFE has taught you.

5. Oceans or Mountains, and why?

6. What makes you smile?

7. What would you dare to do if you knew you could not fail?

8. Do you believe in ghosts? What about Muppets?

9. What is your favorite thing about yourself?

10. Given three wishes, what would you wish?

11. What is the one thing you could not live without?

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THOUGHTS

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HABITS

Become

CHARACTER…

Shapes YOUR Life!

“The best way out is always through.”

~ Robert Frost