Childhood (5)

In what ways did your childhood environment help shape who you are today?

Year ending, year beginning (1)

Whether you're in the public eye or not, what are some "good reviews" that you got this year? What did you do this year that received a warm and positive reaction from your "fans"?

Your life story (4)

What is the overall tone of your life story?  Is it humorous, for example, or serious? Is it gritty or heroic?  If you had to pick a movie genre, where would your story best fit: romance, action, mystery, or comedy?

Your life story (3)

Imagine that the chronology of your life is simplified and told in story format. How old are you when the main part of the story begins?  How much of your life could be quickly skipped over without losing anything essential from the narrative?

Your life story (2)

If you think of your life as a story — a reasonably short and coherent story that people might sit and listen to — which area of your life is central to the story line?  Is the story about your work, for example, or about the people you interact with?  Is the story about larger events or trends that you played a small part in?  Where would a storyteller look to find the most interest and drama?

Your life story (1)

Imagine telling a group of people the story of your life.  In your story, what is the central conflict that moves the action forward?  What key theme ties the story together?

Things that can't be seen (1)

Do you feel that your life has an underlying purpose?  If so, was your life's purpose already in place when you were born, or did it develop or evolve over a period of time? 

Eternal mystery

What is your one riddle or mystery that always returns, that never seems to get a definitive and final answer?

In the history books

Thinking of all of this year's events, inventions, and new developments, which of them, in your opinion, is likely to have the biggest impact on the future?

This week's theme is highlights of 2011.

From the studio that brought you "Your Life"...

What would be the title of the movie about your life? Who is the ideal actor to play the role of "you"?

These used to fit...!

What are any major differences in your health from ten years ago? Twenty?

This week's theme is your health.

The cover of your life

If you were going to publish your life story as a memoir, what would be a good title for the book?

This week's theme is your life story.

Your life story

If you were going to tell the story of your life, which of these three themes would be closest to the center of the story: the events you experienced and witnessed; the people you knew; or the goals you pursued and achieved?

This week's theme is your life story.

Anger is an energy

What are some memorable times in your life when you got really angry? Do you get angry fairly often?

This week's theme is anger.

Tallying up

What issues did you explore in depth this year? What risks did you take?

This week's theme is year's end.

Year's end

What did you handle this year better than ever before? What problems did you decisively solve this year?

This week's theme is year's end.

Over and over again

What is the one thing that most often turns out to be at the root of your problems?

Frame

Here's a riddle for you to ponder: In what way are you like a picture frame? And what sort of picture do you enclose?

More, more, more...less, less, less

Overall, do you want more responsibility in your life, or less responsibility? Specifically, which responsibilities would you like to be rid of, and which additional responsibilities would you be eager to take on?

This week's theme is responsibility.

Responsibility

Responsibility can be a double-edged sword: it can make you feel important, but it can also mean added work. How much responsibility do you have in your everyday life? Are you in charge of many things and people who look to you for guidance and leadership, or even sustenance? Or do you have a very short list of things you must do and places you must be?

This week's theme is responsibility.