an anti-meme
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tartedelune:
1. How would you describe your current mental, emotional, and physical states? Which (if any) feels the most satisfied or the least nurtured?
I have not been feeling as intellectually challenged and engaged as usual recently - work particularly is uninspiring (temporarily, I hope), so I find myself doing a lot of navel-gazing. Which is okay - my emotional life and relationships are complex and satisfying right now, so dwelling on them is quite pleasant. And physically? Hmm. I'm feeling settled in my body, and making progress on some physical work, so that feels good.
2. If you could have one non-tangible thing in your life right now, what would it be?
A greater sense of being adored/loved/whatever? Sparks? More of a romance? A thousand languages contained in my head? Musical accomplishment? A plan for the future? I'm not sure.
3. Describe an experience when you felt completely alive.
I feel that way pretty much every morning. I like waking up to my skin on my sheets on my bed. This morning, the church next door had bells going off, the sky was all cool, there was a cat on either side of me and two much-loved friends were down the hall. And then? I took a shower. Showers are fabulous.
4. What are you striving to cultivate in yourself?
Patience. A sense of wonder. Leadership in a way that doesn't compromise my desire for fairness and fun. Fearlessness. The ability to be upside down without hesitation.
5. What do other people see in you that you find surprising?
Hotness. I like the feel of being in my skin and know I'm piles of fun to be around, but it constantly surprises me that anyone finds me attractive.
6. Describe a day in your ideal life.
I really don't have ideals like that at present.
7. What is your oldest memory? What is your most powerful memory?
I remember swimming in a big muddy hole with with cousins when I was maybe three. And flushing a goldfish, probably around the same time. I have a memory from a dream when I was little that repeated when I was a teenager that can still chill me so deeply I want to vomit, but it's mostly a tactile sensation of cold/dark/something. Also? Ventriloquists.
8. Using only visual images, tactile sensations, tastes, and/or scents, describe yourself to me.
I don't think I can adequately do that in text. But it sounds like a fun tour to take with someone - a taste, touch, smell all the things that are me.
9. What inspires loathing in you?
Work without purpose. Meanness.
10. What are you scared of?
Rejection.
11. What is your spiritual life like?
I think everything is connected, so on a certain level everything is my spiritual life. And yet I am not particularly spiritual.
12. What kind of person are you working toward becoming?
If I knew that, the becoming wouldn't be nearly as exciting.
13. What makes you fall in love with the world?
Sleeping. Waking up. Bubbles. Weather. New seasons. Showers. Cats. The people around me. People not around me. Driving over the bridges towards my city. Or other peoples' cities. The Lincoln Tunnel at 2 am. The woods of Pennsylvania. You, know... stuff.
tartedelune: 1. How would you describe your current mental, emotional, and physical states? Which (if any) feels the most satisfied or the least nurtured?
I have not been feeling as intellectually challenged and engaged as usual recently - work particularly is uninspiring (temporarily, I hope), so I find myself doing a lot of navel-gazing. Which is okay - my emotional life and relationships are complex and satisfying right now, so dwelling on them is quite pleasant. And physically? Hmm. I'm feeling settled in my body, and making progress on some physical work, so that feels good.
2. If you could have one non-tangible thing in your life right now, what would it be?
A greater sense of being adored/loved/whatever? Sparks? More of a romance? A thousand languages contained in my head? Musical accomplishment? A plan for the future? I'm not sure.
3. Describe an experience when you felt completely alive.
I feel that way pretty much every morning. I like waking up to my skin on my sheets on my bed. This morning, the church next door had bells going off, the sky was all cool, there was a cat on either side of me and two much-loved friends were down the hall. And then? I took a shower. Showers are fabulous.
4. What are you striving to cultivate in yourself?
Patience. A sense of wonder. Leadership in a way that doesn't compromise my desire for fairness and fun. Fearlessness. The ability to be upside down without hesitation.
5. What do other people see in you that you find surprising?
Hotness. I like the feel of being in my skin and know I'm piles of fun to be around, but it constantly surprises me that anyone finds me attractive.
6. Describe a day in your ideal life.
I really don't have ideals like that at present.
7. What is your oldest memory? What is your most powerful memory?
I remember swimming in a big muddy hole with with cousins when I was maybe three. And flushing a goldfish, probably around the same time. I have a memory from a dream when I was little that repeated when I was a teenager that can still chill me so deeply I want to vomit, but it's mostly a tactile sensation of cold/dark/something. Also? Ventriloquists.
8. Using only visual images, tactile sensations, tastes, and/or scents, describe yourself to me.
I don't think I can adequately do that in text. But it sounds like a fun tour to take with someone - a taste, touch, smell all the things that are me.
9. What inspires loathing in you?
Work without purpose. Meanness.
10. What are you scared of?
Rejection.
11. What is your spiritual life like?
I think everything is connected, so on a certain level everything is my spiritual life. And yet I am not particularly spiritual.
12. What kind of person are you working toward becoming?
If I knew that, the becoming wouldn't be nearly as exciting.
13. What makes you fall in love with the world?
Sleeping. Waking up. Bubbles. Weather. New seasons. Showers. Cats. The people around me. People not around me. Driving over the bridges towards my city. Or other peoples' cities. The Lincoln Tunnel at 2 am. The woods of Pennsylvania. You, know... stuff.