“It doesn’t interest me
what you do for a living, I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to
dream of meeting your heart’s longing.”
–The Invitation by Oriah
I came across
this article months ago and I fell in love with it. I suggest reading the
entire thing if you have time. To sum it
up, people are often defined by what they “DO” not who they are.
I enjoyed it because being a more introverted person I/ we tend to hate “small talk” or the safe boring things. I’ve said before I don’t care for the question “how are you”. Does the person really care how I am doing? If I answered truthfully what would they do? Most times they probably wouldn’t even notice because they expect the answer, good or fine. So, to me sometimes the question is stupid.
I enjoyed it because being a more introverted person I/ we tend to hate “small talk” or the safe boring things. I’ve said before I don’t care for the question “how are you”. Does the person really care how I am doing? If I answered truthfully what would they do? Most times they probably wouldn’t even notice because they expect the answer, good or fine. So, to me sometimes the question is stupid.
What if people went around asking this
question instead?
What is your story?
§ Where were you born?
I was
born in Ft. Hood, Texas. My dad was in the army at the time.
§ Where do you live now?
Eau
Claire, Wisconsin in our own house for the first time
§ What makes you smile?
My son.
Traveling.
§ What is the most important life lesson you’ve
learned so far?
Everyone
has some sort of insecurity, fear or thing to improve in their life.
Most
people do not even realize or notice the thing that you consider your flaws or
downfalls.
§ What is your deepest fear?
Coming to
the end of my life and realizing I was never truly ever happy.
§ What is your greatest dream for your life?
To travel
around the world, to every place my heart desires.
§ Who are you?
I hate
this question. At times I do not know
who I am, other times I don’t like who I am.
Trying as
best as I can to sum up who I am I
would go with the obvious and say I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend
etc. But that is safe. Being brave and defining myself, I would say I am an
ordinary girl that always wants more but is afraid to reach for things, push
myself and truly grow. I get bored with things, yet very little changes.
What is YOUR
story?
Is anyone brave
enough to answer? Don’t leave me out on a limb ;)
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