#392. procrastination, being a work in progress & letting time prove itself

Age: 65

Relationship Status: Married

Occupation: Retired Travel Specialist

Astrological Sign: Gemini

If you had an extra hour each day, what would you do with it?

If I could be by water, I would quietly just enjoy the peace.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Let time prove itself.

What is the worst piece of advice you have ever received?

Just pull yourself up by the bootstraps during depression.

When have you felt most accepted?

When I met my second husband.

When have you felt most supported?

Anytime with my husband.

Is there anything you are avoiding?

As far as I know, I have conquered those fears.

Have you ever confronted a fear? How did it go?

Yes. Difficult but necessary and eventually good.

What is one promise that you have kept to yourself?

Never change my morals or values.

What is one promise that you have kept to someone else?

That my love was unconditional.

How do you cope with stress?

• Step away from the situation until I can think clearly, if possible

• Avoidance

• Procrastinate

Every situation brings different results.

What is a moment you are most proud of?

Childbirth and raising my 4 children to be wonderful, caring adults.

How do you celebrate yourself?

• Enjoying my alone time without answering to anyone

• Pampering myself with a pedicure etc.

This question is hard because I don’t know if I do that a lot.

What is something that you feel like you have to earn?

Credibility.

What is something you feel like you are inherently worthy of?

Love.

When was the last time you changed your mind?

8x before I typed this and 15 x before I finally answered this questionnaire.

Is there anything you wish you could take back?

My behavior before my recent ADD diagnosis.

What does being true to yourself mean?

Having the courage not to change my morals and values, and not questioning myself.

When do you feel in control?

When I set boundaries for my own reasons, which I don’t need to explain.

When do you feel out of control?

• When I feel deceived

• Not hearing from my children for extended periods

• Not being believed (I never lie)

Finish this sentence:

It’s my life and…I own it, good and bad. I am a work in progress.

BONUS: Tell me something good.

My children have shaped me into the person I have become, and I will continue to improve and stay mindful.