What was going on in your family life during the time of your adolescence? Were there any milestone events in your life in those years? That is, did someone die, or get married, or leave home, or change jobs?
This week's theme is adolescence.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Adolescence
Think of adolescence as the shore, where you must leave the land of childhood for the sea of adulthood. Adolescence, a transitional period, is a tumultuous time, probably the time most fraught with anxiety and change for most people. In those years, you had to define your identity and try to find your place in the world. You're starting to look and feel like an adult, but most adults are still treating you like a child. You are Figuring Things Out, but as soon as you figure something out about yourself...it changes. These often-challenging years can be the source of great riches in the realm of personal insight.
When you think of your adolescence, what images come to mind first? What might be the first thing you exclaim when asked to recall your teen years? Are your first thoughts rosy and nostalgic? Or blue and regretful?
What would your family's first reaction be if asked what you were like as a teen?
This week's theme is adolescence.
When you think of your adolescence, what images come to mind first? What might be the first thing you exclaim when asked to recall your teen years? Are your first thoughts rosy and nostalgic? Or blue and regretful?
What would your family's first reaction be if asked what you were like as a teen?
This week's theme is adolescence.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Top Ten: death
What ten deaths — whether people you knew personally or public figures — have affected you the most over the course of your life?
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Ten Thousand Questions bloggers on the radio tonight!
We're excited to announce that we'll be on the radio tonight!
An hour-long interview, recorded last month, is airing tonight (Saturday, June 27, 2009) on ACB Radio online at 9:00 PM, and then every two hours thereafter for the next 24 hours. Their stream can be accessed here:
http://tinyurl.com/6atuk
(At this page, you'll get a choice of what kind of stream you want to listen to.)
This is our first interview promoting our blog and forthcoming book, "Ten Thousand Questions." Bonnie Blose, the host, talked to us about a great many things, and the interview ended up being a wide-ranging conversation about creativity and the collaborative process, as well as specifics about our book, "Ten Thousand Questions."
Please check out the interview tonight at ACB Radio (http://tinyurl.com/6atuk)!
An hour-long interview, recorded last month, is airing tonight (Saturday, June 27, 2009) on ACB Radio online at 9:00 PM, and then every two hours thereafter for the next 24 hours. Their stream can be accessed here:
http://tinyurl.com/6atuk
(At this page, you'll get a choice of what kind of stream you want to listen to.)
This is our first interview promoting our blog and forthcoming book, "Ten Thousand Questions." Bonnie Blose, the host, talked to us about a great many things, and the interview ended up being a wide-ranging conversation about creativity and the collaborative process, as well as specifics about our book, "Ten Thousand Questions."
Please check out the interview tonight at ACB Radio (http://tinyurl.com/6atuk)!
Super-sized problems
What is the one factor that, more than any other, adds extra complications to your life?
Friday, June 26, 2009
Climbing a mountain, one step at a time
What is the biggest, most impressive change that you've made in your life by taking small actions over a long period of time?
This week's theme is gradual change.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Slipping through my fingers
What are some good things about yourself or your life that are beginning to atrophy or fade away, because you haven't been devoting any time or attention to them for a while?
This week's theme is gradual change.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The test of time
Which relationships of yours have grown steadily stronger, with hardly any conflict, worry, or drama along the way?
This week's theme is gradual change.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Things we used to do
What are some things that used to play a prominent part in your life, but that gradually disappeared -- even though you never made a specific decision to leave them behind?
This week's theme is gradual change.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Getting better all the time
Sometimes change comes suddenly and decisively. When you look back, you can name the event, the date, sometimes even the exact time when things changed.
But there also are changes that sneak in when you're not looking. There is no specific day when it happened, but somehow that sapling turned into a full-grown tree. A new car turned into an old car. You turned from a tentative newcomer into a seasoned professional. Because there are no events to mark these changes, sometimes you don't notice them until you pause to reflect.
What are some things in your life that have gradually gotten better, without any organized plan or action on your part?
This week's theme is gradual change.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Top Ten: nearest and dearest
Who are the ten people who know you best? Who knows the most about your secrets, habits, likes and dislikes, dreams, and fears? Is it a mixed collection? Or mostly friends? Or mostly family?
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