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50 Questions: 17-21

17. What is one thing have you not done that you really want to do and what’s holding you back?
Geesh! This is a tough one cause there is a pretty long list of things I want to do at some point in my life so I'll just adress the main reasons why I haven't done most of them yet.  
The first reason is that some of these things will cost money.  A lot of money.  Things like (but not limited to) having my own house or traveling to places I would like to either visit or revisit.  
The second reason is that some of the things that I want to do are things that I wouldn't want in this part of my life but would really like to have someday.  Like a husband and a family.
Sometimes the hindrance is both time and money because I hope that when the time comes for some things (like the house and travel-and kids I guess too) that I'll have the money for them too.  


(18 is answered in a separate post a while ago)


19. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
Well, based on my limited knowledge of the way life in these places would really be, I think it would be fun to live in Illinois (in Chicago) or New York (in NYC) cause I like big cities.  I can't say how much I'd actually like it once I really lived there but the idea seems fun to me (sitting on my couch here at home in the mild-mannered Midwest).  
As far as countries go, I might say Canada would be one I would enjoy to live in (really branchin' out, I know).  I don't really have the urge (or have felt the calling) to live in another country though so I think it's ok that I don't have a long list of places I want to live instead of where I do now.


20. Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
Yes.  Yes I do.  Consciously no, I don't believe that it makes it go any faster.  But in my subconscious logic, maybe it works like those flashlights that you wind up- where the more you wind it, the more power adds up.  I think that I think the more times I push it, the urgency builds for it to come more quickly.  I know that's not true (actually I don't- I think that's not true) but that was the impression I was under, not knowing that it is (probably) wrong.  Now though, thanks to 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind,  I will begin to intentionally think through every single action I take- including my pre-elevator boarding rituals.  Not really.  But I might stop pushing the buttons more than once.


21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?
To begin answering this question, I'll just start by saying that (obviously) I would like to be a joyful genius. Since the question demands that I choose one for hypothetical purposes though, I think I would be a joyful simpleton.  For two reasons.
Reason number one is that lately I've realized that I really enjoy the personality of people who are joyful and obviously, I want people to enjoy being around me.  Simple enough.
Reason number two is also pretty simple. As one who puts their trust in the Lord, I am called to be joyful.  Joy can't be something that you force so that must mean that it comes with trusting in Him (which I know personally is the truth).  
My answer isn't to say that I don't esteem being a genius- I think it would be awesome to be super smart but in comparison (and for the reasons stated above) if I had to pick one or the other, I'd rather be joyful.

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