BIG Talk

've been on this kind of inspirational talk streak, and I recently listened to a TED Talk about Big Talk. If you don't know what Big Talk is, it's essentially eliminating small talk and having conversations that matter. This has been something that I've found a huge passion for lately. However some wise person once said we gotta feed ourselves before we try to feed the world, we gotta feed ourselves. So I'm gonna start by understanding myself with these questions I got from the big talk site. Answer them too & then ask someone else! Well here are my answers: I spend too much time watching travel videos, and checking flight prices - planning my escape. I might have a problem. I want to get better at keeping my back straight/correcting it, cuz my posture is a lil rough. I want to fall in love with life. I would hop on a plane to Barcelona. A perfect day would start by waking up to see the sunrise but not feeling tired. Getting to spend time with all my friends who live far away, learning a new skill, doing something exciting that scares me, sharing a meal with my family, and spending time outside would be pure bliss. Planning an adventure. I have a few fears, I don't know which is the greatest, but I'm afraid of having all the knowledge/resources and still not being able to help someone despite my efforts & not being useful/being a burden. They kind of go hand in hand. My upcoming trip after I finish my first full year in Seattle! My soulmate would know exactly what to say to make me laugh, and always be up to try new things. And he’d keep up with my passion for doing good, Jesus, traveling, photography, and polyglotting. My biggest dream is to leave a good story that inspires people, and shows the world that you don't have to sacrifice family, education, or faith to live an adventurous life you love. Can't remember for sure, but I think I wanted to be an artist. The difference between a dream and reality is believing in it and working hard to make it happen. Faith. I've dreamed of going on a solo humanitarian trip around the world, but I'm currently a poor college student. And I don't feel like I have a lot of skills I can offer yet. Hell would be a sticky playhouse like the ones in McDonald's, that smells of fecal matter, and there's people getting angry over bingo and people giving back scratches. Maybe a little more philosophically deep stuff than that, but this is the general feeling. The five best qualities I look for in people is being funny, being able to make others feel connected, compassion, having a good understanding of the world but still having a positive outlook, and humility. The last time I cried in front of a person was when my sibs and I had a talk about mental health. A much needed talk every family should have. That item would be my journal. Stuff is replaceable but memories that are only stored on paper are not. So yeah that's a little bit more about me that I didn't even really know about myself. Let's cut the crap and make big talk happen.