Who are you?, A survey. Options

[innovation]

I've just returned to CB, and I feel so lost because I don't seem to know anybody anymore! However, I don't want to post a cliche survey because (a) it probably has already been posted and (b) I never care about the questions in those surveys. So here's a list of probing questions that would give me and the rest of the community a better idea of who each of you are, not what your favorite band is or if you've ever smoked pot or gone skinny-dipping. So here goes:

(1) What is your name?
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?

Go crazy, kids.

[redpeony]

What is your name?
Jen

Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
Easy-going, lazy, giggly

What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
What: Piano, and photography. I've known how to play the piano for as long as I can remember; It calms me down when I'm feeling restless at home. Photography is what has motivated me to do other things, get off my feet and get things accomplished with my life. It reminds me of the beauty there is in the world and urges me to see more so I can make better photographs.

Who: My friend Queenie. She's one of the most accomplished people I've ever met. She has been a huge part of making me a more positive person and I see things in much simpler light when I'm with her. She genuinely cares about people and it makes me want to do the same. She makes me realize also how lucky I am to have people like her in my life, which makes me appreciate my other friends more.

What in your life do you value the most and why?
Meaningful relationships. Because without them, we are nothing.

Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
My family, my best friends.

What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
From a religious standpoint, to glorify God. It's going to take me a while to really figure out how to do that, but other than that.. I can't think of another purpose to be on earth other than just to make the most of your life and do good for the world you live in.

What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
Anything I've done thus far is petty. I've done things like volunteer, give to those in need.. sure It's important to those I directly helped but nothing really worth mentioning.

Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
Sort of. I'm lazy, but people see me as easy-going. I'm not as sure of myself as I appear to be sometimes.

Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
"If you're gonna get wet, you might as well go swimming."
Aka.. make the most of your situation cause you're in it anyway.

"I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." -- Anne Frank
Acts as a constant reminder that we are all but human and in our hearts, we really are the same. Sure, the things that happen to us may change who we are, but deep down.. no matter how deep, our hearts are pure. That may seem drenched in naivety, but that's what I believe and it does make life easier.

Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
No

What is your favorite place to be and why?
When I'm by myself, I love being in the darkroom. Total solitude and focus with something I truly enjoy.

Describe your life in five words or less.
More to discover everyday

What are you genuinely interested in?
How people think, and how different people react differently to the same situations

If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?
Travel and photograph, capture emotion through pictures.