Proust Questionnaire: Jack Jones's answers

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On Thu, 02 Aug 18 17:48:34 UTC Jack Jones (16) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Losing everything, including the person you used to be, and having to face that every day.
Where would you like to live?: Right here - I love my home - but I would like to live here without having had the accident.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: A happy, healthy family and being married to the man of my dreams. Being proud of who I am and helping people.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Temptation. I am powerless against it.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Those who are flawed, but do heroic feats despite their weaknesses.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Florence Nightingale - I always knew I wanted to be a nurse; she was my first hero.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: See above.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Lisbeth Salander from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She is flawed, but is strong, and is 110% herself, no apologies.
Your favorite painter?: Monet
Your favorite musician?: Rick Springfield. I have loved him since I was a teenager.
The quality you most admire in a man?: Besides being alive? Loyalty and commitment to his family. Someone who is lighthearted and sexy, but hardworking and intelligent.
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Confidence
Your favorite virtue?: It used to be compassion; I guess now it would have to be determination.
Your favorite occupation?: Being a mom: taking care of my kids, cheering for them, advocating for them, being involved in their lives. They are everything to me.
Who would you have liked to be?: How about what I would like to NOT be: I would like to NOT be an addict. I did not choose this - fate chose this for me. I would give anything to be who I was two years ago.
Your most marked characteristic?: It's so different now than what it was before. Before, it would be loving & compassionate. Now it would be..unreliable? Struggling?
What do you most value in your friends?: If I had any friends, I would value their loyalty. I understand that they don't want to associate with me now, but do you think even ONE would care enough to help me?
What is your principle defect?: My addiction.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: I've lived it. Losing my husband, my career, my life as it was before, my self-respect. Also seeing the disappointment, love, and loyalty in my kids' eyes.
What would you like to be?: Sober
What is your favorite color?: Green
What is your favorite flower?: Sunflowers
What is your favorite bird?: Blue heron
Who are your favorite prose writers?: I used to like Nicholas Sparks, but now I have enough to cry about without torturing myself with his stories.
Who are your favorite poets?: Edgar Allan Poe. He knows about loss.
Who are your heroes in real life?: My husband was my hero, but he's gone. I don't know of anyone right now who can save me, so I'm not sure if heroes exist anymore.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton
What are your favorite names?: The names of my children: Jack, Hope, Skye, and Toby... and of my husband, John.
What is it you most dislike?: This hell I'm in right now: wanting to be clean, but I'm my own worst enemy.
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?: I don't there is anything admirable in military history.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Will power
How would you like to die?: Clean. And old, surrounded by my beautiful family.
What is your present state of mind?: I feel like I'm two people: Me, and the person who took over after the accident.
What is your motto?: One day at a time.

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