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In what way are you a good traveler?
Farland
Such a delicate looking thing thriving in a rocky high exposed place. That is how I feel too where-ever I am.
How would your future self inspire you?
Farland
I am older than I ever could have imagined in people years so I feel like I am my future self and that self I think loves to be the caretaker of all the earlier... More »
What helps you stay open?
Farland
I think living does, the responses with being open encourage more opening, and closing seems impossible seems like death. I look at the ground high in the mountains and see how it lies exposed.
When was the last time you felt at peace?
Farland
I had planned on skiing high up with Katalin today. She decided to stay home with a cold and a book so I went alone under swooping clouds. The snow is deep melting fast half... More »
How are you a friend to yourself?
Farland
I feel as though I have interiored what might have been an imaginary friend from childhood now inseperable from who I am. I think that this friendship is the one I base all other ones... More »
What kind of person do you want to be?
Farland
I can't imagine being another kind of person and its easier to want what you already have. If It happened I think that person would claw her way out of my body.
What does 'normal' mean to you?
Farland
This is normal in my balance of life. I love that everyone has a different view of normal and I love how the perceptions can change. We are so adaptable.
When do you feel most important?
Farland
Maybe it is a curious way on my part to shirk responsibilities. I think there seems to be too much feelings of importance among the people part of the world. We are told and told... More »
When was the last time you surprised yourself?
Farland
Oh I'm always doing that! My left hand surprises my right one. Some days my body will do something the rest of me never planned on. Sometimes I'll drive to Carbondale when I meant to... More »
Are you a creature of habit?
Farland
I think I didn't send my children to school because I couldn't imagine how it could be a good thing for them to do the same sort of thing every day, something planned out for... More »
QAR
August 2008 