Proust Questionnaire: ABP's answers

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On Wed, 18 Apr 12 07:13:46 UTC ABP (50) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To never be allowed to make serious art ever again
Where would you like to live?: In a place with slightly more room, slightly less clutter, and more happiness, less worry.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To live with my family and with friends, to live near nature, and a city, to have time to read, think and create, to enjoy life and see as much of the world as I can.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: To taking the time to really know places and people to learn.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: I am not sure
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Frida,Kalho, Renior, many other artists and woman who broke glass ceilings in their professions, and single moms.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: A woman of genius, taking names, and getting things done in an extra ordinary way
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Women who are themselves, who do not worry about what men or anyone else thinks of them who do amazing things every day and don't even realize they do.
Your favorite painter?: I love too many to name one
Your favorite musician?: too many kinds of music to choose from and too many artists I like so I will say Geff King
The quality you most admire in a man?: honesty, kindness, intelligence, respect for all living creatures, a sense of the silly and the divine.
The quality you most admire in a woman?: honesty, kindness, intelligence, self respect, and the ability to see the silly and the divine in all things
Your favorite virtue?: honesty, kindness and respect for all people and living creatures, the wisdom to know one is not as smart as you think you are at times.
Your favorite occupation?: creating things, teaching others to create things, dancing, reading,
Who would you have liked to be?: Myself but a version that was more focused, organized and able to take charge of my own life sooner and with more self confidence.
Your most marked characteristic?: A need to make art, to create, an interest in the world
What do you most value in your friends?: honesty, kindness and a sense of humor
What is your principle defect?: lack of focus and resulting self doubt/ low confidence
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: never to realize how truly blessed I am to have the people and things in my life I have already.
What would you like to be?: Myself but more confident less dis organized
What is your favorite color?: All of them
What is your favorite flower?: Lavender, Roses, Iris,
What is your favorite bird?: the blue bird or the owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?: not sure like too many to say
Who are your favorite poets?: ditto
Who are your heroes in real life?: Jun Kaneko, The Dali Lama, My Dad
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Frida kahlo , Mother Teresa, Woman artists, moms
What are your favorite names?: Charlotte, Lily, David,
What is it you most dislike?: dishonesty, hatred, rudeness, meanness, cheap attitudes,
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler,
What event in military history do you most admire?: not many I guess I would have to say when soldiers stopped fighting at christmas in wwI and celebrated together
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: focus and organizing skills
How would you like to die?: I'll take Proust The best woman I can be and much beloved
What is your present state of mind?: Very tired after a long frustrating and sad day.
What is your motto?: Are you Kind?

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