Sunday Stealing Is Provoking Deep Thought

These are questions suggested by Markandangel

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If you could instill one piece of advice in a newborn baby’s mind, what advice would you give?  Listen first, react second, and learn to forgive.

What is the most desirable trait another person can possess?  Kindness.

What are you most grateful for?  My faith. It is my guiding force and the thing that allows me peace in this messed up world.

Is stealing to feed a starving child wrong?  Yes, stealing is stealing no matter the reason, but would I do it if it were my child that was starving? I don't know. What's more wrong is that anyone should have to be faced with that decision.

What do you want most?  For my mind to stay healthy until the end of my life. This last year of working with dementia patients has given me a real desire to avoid that.

Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?  Both, but when push comes to shove, I choose the morally right thing. This comes up a lot working in a nursing home. We are saddled with tons of ridiculous rules that are in place to guarantee resident dignity, but are ridiculous morally. The example that bugs me the most: is that in the dementia unit should two residents "fall in love" (it happens) we are to let them go as long as both are happy and agreeable...even if one or both still have a living spouse or they were never gay but now engages in that that kind of relationship (also happens). How would you feel if it was your spouse or your parent? 

What has life taught you recently?  I can't think of anything recent.

What is the one thing you would most like to change about the world?  The entitled me-first attitude so many seem to have. The world has become a very self-centered and selfish place.

Where do you find inspiration?  For life in general, my inspiration comes from the Bible. For other things I find inspiration all over the place. It just depends what I'm being inspired to do.

Can you describe your life in a six word sentence? Saved by grace, living through faith.

If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? We don't want to be seen as weak or less than perfect or as a loser. Our culture values winners and the strong.

What impact do you want to leave on the world?  I just hope that I will have made life a little better for those I come in contact with.

What is the most defining moment of your life thus far?  Accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Not to get preachy, but it truely has determined the path of my adult life and influenced the way I live.

In the haste of your daily life, what are you not seeing?  Enough time with my husband.

If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?  A lot of reasons, I suppose....it's expected of us, habit, society/media says we should, financial need, etc.

What lifts your spirits when life gets you down?  My faith, my grandkids, and fun music.

Have you ever regretted something you did not say or do?  I'm sure I have, though I can't think of a specific example at the moment.

Has your greatest fear ever come true?  No.

Why do we think of others the most when they’re gone?  Maybe because we always seem to want what isn't there or what we don't have? Because time softens our memories and the bad things seem somehow less? Because we get nostalgic for things long past? Because we know there are no more chances?

What is your most beloved childhood memory?  Either the days I spent at my grandmother's exploring the woods or playing in the creek with her, or the years we lived in a wildlife preserve...so many awesome and amazing memories there.