QUESTIONS

Do you ever feel more excited about getting the package in the mail, rather than the item that’s in it?

I love getting packages. I buy a lot of things online, doll stuff, clothing and footwear, household, pet items and more. I’m always happy when I am notified that there is a package waiting or me at our local shop where we pick up our mail. Sometimes though, actually opening them is an anti climax. I’m glad to get worm tablets for Polly but it’s not exactly exciting.

What is the difference between your ideal self and your real self?  (i.e. what attribute or physical feature would allow you feel the ideal ‘you’?)

My ideal self is more motivated to get things done, more decisive and more confident.

If you found $2,000 on the ground and there were no witnesses, what would you do with it?

For me that is a lot of money. I would feel very tempted to keep it I won’t lie. But I think that I would feel obligated to hand it in to the police, especially if there were some ID with it. That could be someone’s whole savings.

If I found a random banknote on the ground I would be more likely to keep it. Twice in my life I’ve seen this happen. Once I was with mum, we were at Adelaide’s Central Market. Mum was on a pension and she was having a tough week. We had been talking about some upcoming bills she had to find the money for. As we walked through the fish market we saw something on the ground. It was two fifty dollar notes. It was as if it had been sent to help us. The second time I was with Naomi. It was the 1980s and we were on our way to a pub to see a band. Neither of us had much money so it was going to be a cheap night out. We were going on the bus but ended up getting off a stop early because there was an annoying passenger. As we walked the rest of the way to the pub we noticed something brightly coloured lying on the ground. It was a fifty dollar note. We had a great night out as it paid for our admission a couple of drinks (we don’t drink much) and Naomi bought a T-Shirt.

Are you ever morally obliged to take action? Under what circumstances?

I think everyone would have their own take on this, at least on the circumstances. I would feel morally obliged to report a crime if I saw one even if it were after the event. If I saw someone being hurt or abused I would want to take action but I am afraid that I am too much of a coward to directly confront anyone.

GRATITUDE SECTION
Please feel free to share how last week went for you.   Bright or not so bright spots?

Last week was a pretty normal week for us. The weather was pretty cold by our standards with a few nights when the temperature dropped to near freezing. I did my usual volunteer day at the visitor centre. I always enjoy that. There are not many tourists around at present so it’s nice when someone comes in looking for information and I can help them. The rest of the time I was at home doing the usual things, chores and blogging. The first jonquils are flowering and we had night time visits from numerous possums.