Tag: dailyprompt

  • Honestly, Everything

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    What skill would you like to learn? When there’s a skill I want to learn, I like to tackle it head-on. It is not hard to start learning a new skill. Keeping up with the learning and not settling for the first plateau is a real challenge, though.

  • Mountains and Valleys

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    What details of your life could you pay more attention to? I wish I had a radar for trouble. The emotional aspects of life need particular attention because I often find myself giving my all, 100% of the time, and I forget to take moments of leisure or reprieve. I enjoy the work I do.…

  • One Day at a Time, But Get Everything Done

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    What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? I am good at holding a bunch of threads in my head. I don’t consider it to be a blessing all the time, though. No, sometimes it gets in the way, especially when I get so caught up in planning that I forget to actually do the thing. My number…

  • Those Who Don’t Work Don’t Eat

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    In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? Hard work doesn’t always make me feel fulfilled. In those times, it is good to remember that those who don’t work can’t actually provide. You get out what you put in. Exceptions aside, getting up on my feet is good because I have an overactive…

  • An Honest Pursuit of the Arts and Sciences

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    List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. In a world where one could make an honest living without breaking themselves against the system, my every moment would be consumed with creation and contemplation. I would write more music, stargaze, and pursue my artistic endeavors more heavily. These activities would allow me to…

  • Inquiry

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    What’s the trait you value most about yourself? It has come to my attention that there are many who would lie and cheat and steal, and while I would love nothing more than to trust everyone in society, I have come to value an inquiry mindset. Tell me what you will, but I reserve the…

  • You Gotta Work for What You Get

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    What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? There is one lesson that comes from my cultural heritage. Nothing in this life will be given to you. If you want something, you gotta work for it and attain it yourself. This includes happiness derived from having a family, being…

  • If I But Had the Time…

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    What could you do more of? I would invest more time with my family at home. They are my treasure, and my most important responsibility. If I fail my family duties to love and nurture and support at home, nothing else in my entire life could make up for it. I would read the scriptures…

  • Keep it Simple

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    What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Of course, it is never good to overcomplicate plans or overthink your answers. However, I would like to focus on the ability to keep emotions at bay and think about a problem pragmatically and calmly. For years, when I reached a roadblock, I would find myself…

  • The Truth About Energy

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    What things give you energy? Energy is gained only by expending energy. An object in motion wants to stay in motion. Getting up and doing the things I want to be able to do helps propel me toward a future where I actually do what I want to be able to do.