Thank you for a Great Year!

I'd like to send a B I G thank you to all of you who have participated in this blog over the last year. Each and every thought that has been expressed has contributed to the growth of all of us but especially the teenagers who have used this site as a springboard to explore their own values.

As of today our classroom will shift from answering questions and move in a new direction: we'll be discussing quotes from famous and even not-so-famous individuals and talking about what the quote means to us and how it can have value in our own lives. We may even discuss the person who made the quote or the history around it because context frequently contributes as much as the quote itself. We hope that you will all continue to share your own reflections in the upcoming year.

Our new site is:

Quote of the Day

Question of the Day: Day 365

Was there any value (for you) in this project? Have you learned anything about yourself or the world around you by answering these questions? Any last words?

Question of the Day: Day 364

What is the most important thing you have done this year?

Question of the Day: Day 363

Do you think that failures are the results of expectations being too high, too low, or something else entirely?

Question of the Day: Day 362

When you engage in competitive activities (work, sports, games, etc), would you rather be up against someone better than you or someone that you know you can win against? Why?

Question of the Day: Day 361

Have you ever been in situations where people just insist on doing things the hard way even though others point out easier ways to do them? Why is it sometimes difficult to take advice from others?

Question of the Day: Day 360

Do you think that the children, teenagers, and young adults of this generation have pretty much the same values that their parents have or are they vastly different? What do you predict the next generation might be like? Is there a pattern?

Question of the Day: Day 359

What, if anything, does this day mean to you? Does it impact how you live your life the rest of the days of the year?

Question of the Day: Day 358

Does the extreme commercialism around this time of year bother you? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 357

Are there any circumstances under which you could see yourself taking a family member to court if all other attempts failed to lead to an acceptable resolution?

Question of the Day: Day 356

How do you tell a person who always wants more than everyone else to appreciate what they DO have before they lose what's really important?

Question of the Day: Day 355

If you had the opportunity to ask the leader of your country one question and you knew that you would get an honest answer, what would it be? Why is that question important to you?

Question of the Day: Day 354

How has the world seen (judged) you? What labels have you had? Who are you on the inside and how do you WANT the world to see you?

Question of the Day: Day 353

Is it possible for a child to be born already wired to be "bad" regardless of environmental factors or all children born "good" and only learn to do bad things?

Question of the Day: Day 352

What skills do you think that a teenager should have when they get their very first job? Why are those specific skills important?

Question of the Day: Day 351

Do you think that taxpayers in any given country should be able to pick and choose which programs they are willing to have their money fund and which ones they choose NOT to fund so that government agencies would be forced to find alternative funds or discontinue programs that the public do not support?

Question of the Day: Day 350

What brings you peace?

Question of the Day: Day 349

To what degree should parents be allowed to legally discipline their children? Should spankings be legal or illegal?

Question of the Day: Day 348

When you think about your own future, do you envision it as being positive or negative? Do you think that your outlook will influence how your life actually turns out or do you think that it will have no bearing whatsoever?

Question of the Day: Day 347

If your country asked (drafted) you to participate in a war that you did not believe in, what would you do?

Question of the Day: Day 346

If you had a vision from God (or the Supreme Being of your choice) and it told you that all of your previously held beliefs were wrong, would you believe it or would you discard it and continue believing what you always have?

Question of the Day: Day 345

Do you think that one person really has the power to make a difference in the world? What will YOU do to make a difference in your part of the world?

Question of the Day: Day 344

You are quite friendly with both Bob & Jenna who are engaged to be married. You notice one of them and are about to say hello when you realize that, he or she, is hand in hand - cheek to cheek with someone you don't know. Do you confront him or her, mention it to the "significant" other, do a little bit of investigating on your own, or choose to stay out of it completely?

Question of the Day: Day 343

Since 911, security has increased in the U.S. At the airport, for example, we must remove our shoes, jackets, and sweatshirts. Items such as cigarette lighters & cuticle scissors are now prohibited. Do you think that such increased security is absolutely necessary or that it infringes on some of our basic rights/freedom?

Question of the Day: Day 342

Have you ever felt so alone that it seemed like nobody could possibly understand where you were coming from? How do you get through those times?

Question of the Day: Day 341

If you found out early in a pregnancy that the child would have both physical and mental handicaps, would you (and/or your partner) decide to have the baby anyway?

Question of the Day: Day 337

Do you think that FOOD is a right that all people are entitled to? If so, what can "we" ethically do to ensure that all people are fed? If not, why not? What do you think are some of the obstacles that keep hunger from being a done away with deal?

Question of the Day: Day 336

Do you have anyone in your life that you need to say something to? What will you do if time runs out before you say it?

Question of the Day: Day 335

What does it mean to be a good "citizen"? Can you give some examples of how you are a good citizen?

Question of the Day: Day 334

Do you know any "lazy" people who frequently ask other people to do things for them that they are perfectly capable of doing for themselves? What do you think would happen if everyone would stop helping (enabling) these people?

Question of the Day: Day 333

Have you ever had to leave or go to a place that you didn't want to? What did you do?

Question of the Day: Day 332

Do you think that having enough sleep/rest has an impact on how people think and act? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 331

Would you keep forgiving someone who continues to do or say hurtful things to you over and over again? What would you do?

Question of the Day: Day 330

Have you ever felt emotionally distant or isolated from people that mattered to you? What would you do to change or fix it?

Question of the Day: Day 329

Have you ever seen "herd" mentality in the people around you? Would you shake things up or would you stay quiet and blend in, too?

Question of the Day: Day 328

Have you ever been "rescued" or "rescued" another from humiliation? How do you handle (emotions experienced) & navigate (actions taken) your way through an embarrassing situation?

Question of the Day: Day 327

What are you thankful for?

Question of the Day: Day 326

Have you ever tried to help someone and it seemed like the more you helped the worse things got? Where do you go from there?

Question of the Day: Day 325

What does the word "responsibility" mean to you? Are you a very responsible person? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 324

Do you think that a woman who hits a man should get the same punishment as a man who hits a woman? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 323

Do you think that The United States Government should be more stringent about, or helpful to immigrants? Why? If you know, & are living in the U.S. - under what circumstances did your family come to America?

Question of the Day: Day 322

What is "faith" to you? Who or what do you have absolute faith in?

Question of the Day: Day 321

Have you ever looked for something (physical or intangible) and it was right in front of you the whole time but you just couldn't SEE it? Why do you think that happens?

Question of the Day: Day 320

Do you believe that there are problems with greenhouse gases, thinning ozone layer, and global warming or do you think that it is a bunch of hype that scientists are using to scare people?

Question of the Day: Day 319

Do you think that people should or should not be allowed to use selective breeding or genetic engineering to pre-determine certain characteristics of their children? What are some problems that might arise if people were allowed to do this?

Question of the Day: Day 318

Do you think that urban communities that are overrun with feral (wild) cats should have the right to capture and dispose of them or should the cats be protected and left alone?

Question of the Day: Day 317

Do you believe what you see and hear in the news? Do you think that there are or are not reliable news sources?

Question of the Day: Day 316

Do you intentionally do things you know are wrong from time to time? If so, how do you rationalize it to yourself and others?

Question of the Day: Day 315

If you were granted your 15 minutes of fame and you could speak to the world on any subject, what would it be and what would you say?

Question of the Day: Day 314

What do you know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be true?

Question of the Day: Day 313

Have you ever known someone who just seemed to sabotage every good thing in his/her life? What do you think causes behavior like that?

Question of the Day: Day 312

If you were terminally ill and you found out that the end would be excruciatingly painful, would you take steps to end your life? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 311

If someone that you care about (mom, dad, brother, sister, son, daughter, best friend, or spouse) wanted to have a sex change operation, would you support him/her? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 310

Do you think that most people who have had bad things happen to them use that as an excuse to act out or misbehave? Should they be excused because of those circumstances or should they be held accountable for their actions regardless of the past?

Question of the Day: Day 309

Would you consider yourself a detail-oriented or a spontaneous type of person? Does this create a sense of comfort or conflict for those around you?

Question of the Day: Day 308

What is the best gift that you have ever received and what made it special?

Question of the Day: Day 307

Have you ever been sad or depressed about something and you just wanted to wallow in your misery and be left alone? What made you finally snap out of it?

Question of the Day: Day 306

Would you be willing to increase your own happiness, prosperity, or lifespan if you knew that it would come at the expense of someone else? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 305

Do you think that it is or is not important to use good manners with everyone that you meet? Are there any people that you do not use your good manners with? Why?

Question of the Day: Day 304

Do you think it is possible for people with mental health issues to have happy and successful lives? What strategies might they use to achieve their goals?

Question of the Day: Day 303

Do you think that same-sex marriages should be legal, illegal or not under the jurisdiction of the law at all? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 302

Is empathy something that we are born with as human beings or is it something that is learned and honed throughout our lives? Can a person who does not seem to have empathy for others ever "get" it?

Question of the Day: Day 301

Do you ever feel like you are talking but no one is listening or like your feelings just don't matter? What do you do when you feel like that?

Question of the Day: Day 300

What do you do when someone is deliberately acting up, being silly, or showing off while you are trying to get your work done?

Question of the Day: Day 299

Have you ever felt like you only had one nerve left and someone was stomping all over it? How did you get through it?

Question of the Day: Day 298

If you suddenly found yourself homeless what would your immediate concerns be and what would you do?

Question of the Day: Day 297

Do you think that most adults understand what teenagers are feeling and going through? What, if anything, would you say to teenagers and/or adults so that they might communicate more effectively?

Question of the Day: Day 296

Do you know anyone who seems to always have the latest and best items or name brand stuff and showing the stuff off to everyone? Would you still like someone who didn't have new or nice things?

Question of the Day: Day 295

Have you ever lain awake at night unable to sleep? If yes, what do you think about?

Question of the Day: Day 294

Have you ever been around people who wait to do things until the last minute and then expect everyone else to drop everything and help make their deadlines? How do you or would you respond to that?

Question of the Day: Day 293

Have you or people that you know ever had terrible or tragic events in your life and yet were able to rise above it and make good choices? Where do you think that strength or resilience comes from?

Question of the Day: Day 292

Do you ever feel like nobody notices when you do something good but they always seem to tell you when you are doing something wrong? What would you like to say to those people?

Question of the Day: Day 291

Who, over the course of your life, has influenced your values (good or bad) and helped you to develop your own personal code of ethics?

Question of the Day: Day 290

Why do you think America has such a high divorce rate compared to other countries? How does divorce impact children?

Question of the Day: Day 289

Do you think that the punishments for abusing animals should be the same as those for abusing children? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 288

Do you trust your instincts or do you second guess yourself?

Question of the Day: Day 287

Have you ever said something you couldn't take back that you wished you could? What did you do about it?

Question of the Day: Day 286

Do you think that women who use abortion as a birth control method and do it 3 or more times should be allowed to continue having abortions? Should there be a limit to how many abortions a woman can have and what should happen when a woman meets or exceeds that limit?

Question of the Day: Day 285

Do you think that the current penal system (laws, police, courts, prisons) is effective at reducing crime in your area? If you were asked to design a new system or fix the current one, what suggestions would you make?

Question of the Day: Day 284

Do you think that employees would work harder if they had more pay or more respect in their workplace? Which one is most important to you?

Question of the Day: Day 283

Do you think that "values" should be taught in schools or strictly at home? What happens to kids who do not have anyone at home to teach them?

Question of the Day: Day 282

Which is stronger: Love or Hate?
Can you explain your answer?

Question of the Day: Day 281

Are there things that you can do to improve your own health? Are you doing them? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 280

Do you think that the amount of violence in the news is impacting children (under age 10) who are exposed to it? How so?

Question of the Day: Day 279

Are you where you want to be in your life? Would you change anything if you could?

Question of the Day: Day 278

Have you ever seen an attractive person behave so badly that he/she actually looked "ugly" to you? How is that possible?

Question of the Day: Day 277

Have you ever tried really hard to get something done but other people kept distracting you or getting in your way? What did you do about it?

Question of the Day: Day 276

Do you think that anyone should be allowed to have children (regardless of criminal history or past abuses) or do you think that people should have to meet some guidelines in order to be parents?

Question of the Day: Day 275

Would you want to know the exact day and time that you would die? Why or why not? What would you do with that information?

Question of the Day: Day 274

When is enough enough? Enough bickering? Enough insulting? Enough anger? Enough conflict? Enough war? When will we just STOP?

Question of the Day: Day 273

What do you truly need from other people? Do you tell them?

Question of the Day: Day 272

Are forgiveness and redemption the same thing or are they different? Which one have you needed in your life?

Question of the Day: Day 271

Do you think that good and bad emotions have an impact on a person's physical health? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 270

Do you think that having a good memory is a positive thing or does it just make you remember all of the bad things that have happened in your life?

Question of the Day: Day 269

How is hope different from a wish? What do you hope for?

Question of the Day: Day 268

Have you ever been so embarassed or ashamed by something that you have done that you took it out on someone around you rather than facing it? What happened?

Question of the Day: Day 267

Is competition healthy or damaging? Which is more important, the individual (western) or the team (eastern) or does it not really matter in the long run?

Question of the Day: Day 266

When was the last time that you looked at life through the eyes of a child? What did you see?

Question of the Day: Day 265

How does it make you feel when people that you care about deliberately hurt themselves? What would you say to them?

Question of the Day: Day 264

What is the most important thing that you are going to do today? Why is it important?

Question of the Day: Day 263

Who do you trust to give you advice about your life? Why do you trust that person more than others?

Question of the Day: Day 262

Have you ever wished upon a star? Do you believe that wishes can come true?

Question of the Day: Day 261

Have you ever been frustrated because you wanted to do something or get something and you were not able to? What did you do about it?

Question of the Day: Day 260

What would you say or do if you had a teenage daughter who had already dropped out of high school, becomes pregnant, and tells you that she has no intentions of working since she knows that her parents and the government will take care of her indefinitely?

Question of the Day: Day 259

If you found out that you had a terminal illness would you tell the people around you or would you keep to yourself to shelter them from hurting? Would you want to know if it was someone that you cared about?

Question of the Day: Day 258

Do you believe that death is the end or a transition? Does the journey continue?

Question of the Day: Day 257

Do you think that people who have been abused as children are likely to grow up and be abusive to their own children? How could they break that cycle if they wanted to?

Question of the Day: Day 256

Do you always say exactly what you are thinking or are there times when you keep some thoughts to yourself? Are you still being completely honest if you are holding back?

Question of the Day: Day 255

If you were a high school teacher, what would your classroom rules be? What consequences would you give to those who break your rules?

Question of the Day: Day 254

Do you like yourself? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 253

Have you ever had a time in your life where you just seemed to self-destruct? How did you pull out of it?

Question of the Day: Day 252

Do you believe that creation and evolution are mutually exclusive or could there be some combination?

Question of the Day: Day 251

How often do you pause and reflect about where your life is going? Do you think that this is or is not an important thing to do periodically?

Question of the Day: Day 250

Can you think of someone who, over a short period of time, significantly influenced your life? Was that influence positive or negative and how did it impact you?

Question of the Day: Day 249

What, if anything, would you change about yourself if you had the opportunity to do so?

Question of the Day: Day 248

Do you feel like you have much of an impact (positive or negative) on the people around you?

Question of the Day: Day 247

How would you describe yourself to a blind person that you are meeting for the first time?

Question of the Day: Day 246

Could you take the life of an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 245

If you could have 20 years of guaranteed complete and utter happiness and success in life but, at the end of that 20 years your life would end, would you do it? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 244

If you could have all of your bad memories and experiences erased but it erased all of the good ones as well, would you do it? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 243

What, in your opinion, is the best AGE of a person's life? Why?

Question of the Day: Day 242

Are there different levels of trust? What does it take for your trust levels to go deeper with people?

Question of the Day: Day 241

Can you be counted on to DO what you say you will do? Is your "word" something of value?

Question of the Day: Day 240

What do you see yourself doing 5 years from now? How will you get there?

Question of the Day: Day 239

Have you ever had someone in your life who believed in you even when you had trouble believing in yourself? What kind of difference can/does that make?

Question of the Day: Day 238

How important is physical touch in a person's life? Can we live a quality life without it?

Question of the Day: Day 237

Do you think that dreams have any meaning or significance that we should pay attention to in our lives? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 236

Do you believe that positive thinking can or will lead to positive outcomes or does it really not make any difference at all?

Question of the Day: Day 235

Have you ever been around someone who seemed to be negative or pessimistic about almost everything around him/her? What did you do about it?

Question of the Day: Day 234

Have you ever known someone who seemed "broken" in spirit and expected other people to "fix" them instead of looking for their own solutions? What happened?

Question of the Day: Day 233

Do you ever have days where it feels like everything goes wrong and nothing feels right? What do you do to get through those times?

Question of the Day: Day 232

Do you take good care of yourself? Is there room for improvement?

Question of the Day: Day 231

Do you know anyone that whines and complains a lot? How do you normally respond?

Question of the Day: Day 230

Do you ever talk to other people when you are worried about something or do you tend to keep things to yourself? Why might talking about it be helpful?

Question of the Day: Day 229

Have you ever felt like just running away from your own life and starting over someplace new? What did you do?

Question of the Day: Day 228

Have you ever hurt yourself or anyone else intentionally? How did you feel when it was done?

Question of the Day: Day 227

Do you see yourself as weak or powerful? What do you think is the source of your strength or weakness?

Question of the Day: Day 226

What do you think it might take to have more peace and less war in the world? Is it even possible?

Question of the Day: Day 225

Do you think that an individual's personal happiness has any impact (good or bad) on his/her general health? Has your emotional state ever impacted your health?

Question of the Day: Day 224

Have you ever had the blues or just been in a funk? What did you do to make yourself feel better?

Question of the Day: Day 223

Do you take time to do the things that important to you? Do you "reward" yourself when you know that you have done something worthwhile?

Question of the Day: Day 222

Do you have high expectations of other people or does it not matter what they do or say? Would you still hang around them if they let you down repeatedly?

Question of the Day: Day 221

Have you ever been around someone that seems to talk all the time whether anyone is listening or not? Do you pay attention or tune them out after a while? Have you ever told them how you felt?

Question of the Day: Day 220

Have you ever experienced the damage that drugs or alcohol can cause in your own life, a family member's life. or a friend's life? How does one heal and move past that?

Question of the Day: Day 219

Punctuality: how important is it? Does your punctuality (or lack thereof) say something about who you are as a person?

Question of the Day: Day 218

Have you ever felt so betrayed or wronged that you wanted revenge? How did you work through those feelings?

Question of the Day: Day 217

Do you ever find that seasons or weather can impact your moods? How, if at all, do you compensate for that so that you can stay relatively balanced?

Question of the Day: Day 216

Do you stay in touch with the important people in your life (friends and family) or do you let too much time go by and lose touch with them? Why might it be important to reconnect periodically?

Question of the Day: Day 215

What is the most important thing that you will accomplish in your life?

Question of the Day: Day 214

Where is your "safe" place? Is it a real place that you go to when you are stressed or is it a memory that gives you comfort?

Question of the Day: Day 213

Is there ever a time when the truth should not be spoken?

Question of the Day: Day 212

Do you think that people (yourself included) should be tolerant of the differences in values of other people or does tolerance somehow imply condoning things that you may or may not believe in?

Question of the Day: Day 211

What do you do when two or more of your values come into conflict and you cannot choose one without violating the other?

Question of the Day: Day 210

What would you like to learn (something that you do not already know)? Why did you pick that?

Question of the Day: Day 209

Have you ever made significant changes in your behaviors but some people keep reminding you of your past and not letting it go? How do you handle that when it happens?

Question of the Day: Day 208

Think of someone who really bothers or frustrates you and exactly what those behaviors are that bug you then imagine those exact same behaviors in someone that you love or care about. Can you transfer some of those good feelings or strategies from the person you love to the person that bugs you and make it better or would it not make any difference at all?

Question of the Day: Day 207

Who or what inspires you? Why?

Question of the Day: Day 206

Where does the stereotype that "guys just want one thing" come from? Do you think that it is true?

Question of the Day: Day 205

If you were the leader of your country, what would be the first and most important issue that you would focus on? What would your plan be?

Question of the Day: Day 204

Would you choose to interact with someone who you know lies constantly? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 203

Have you ever found yourself behaving in a way that is contrary to what you believe (your personal values /morals /code of ethics)? What did you do to bring the two back into alignment (accomodate the behavior, or accomodate your beliefs)?

Question of the Day: Day 202

Do you think that most human beings are leaving the world better or worse than they found it? Are you part of the problem or part of the solution?

Question of the Day: Day 201

How do you think the world will eventually end (weapons, wars, natural disaster, or something else)? Can anything be done to prevent it from happening?

Question of the Day: Day 200

Are you a better talker or a better listener?
What skills do you have that make you good at it?

Question of the Day: Day 199

When you think about your future, do you see yourself as being successful? What does that look like?

Question of the Day: Day 198

Can you share 10 positive qualities about yourself that have nothing to do with how you look?

Question of the Day: Day 197

Do you have friends, partners, or family members that "keep score" and always let you know when you "owe" something or when it is "your turn" to do something? Is it difficult to maintain a relationship with someone who does this?

Question of the Day: Day 196

Do you have any "unfinished" projects? Do they weigh on you until you complete them or do you put them off indefinitely and not think about it?

Question of the Day: Day 195

What is the difference between confidence and arrogance? Which one is most likely to help a person be successful in life?

Question of the Day: Day 194

How do you pick your friends?
What qualities do you look for or avoid?

Question of the Day: Day 193

Do you think that most teenagers need more independence or more structure in their lives? How would that help to prepare them to be responsible adults?

Question of the Day: Day 192

How many times do you usually make the same mistake (and keep getting similar outcomes) before you change and do something different?

Question of the Day: Day 191

Do you think that a person who has a terminal illness or devastating injury should have the right to terminate their life without medical or government intervention? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 190

What is your "happy" thought? When life is frustrating or people around you are grumpy and you need to just take a mental step away from all of that, what do you think about to put a smile back on your face?

Question of the Day: Day 189

Have you ever done what you thought was a good deed and it backfired and people were upset with you? Did you still want to do good deeds for those people or did you just want to walk away and not look back? Are you likely to continue doing good deeds for people in general?

Question of the Day: Day 188

Is it more important to be "right" in an argument or to save a relationship by giving in?

Question of the Day: Day 187

If someone that you love is on life-support with no brain activity would you have the medical team continue to provide services (for years if necessary) or would you ask them to stop intervening and let nature take its course?

Question of the Day: Day 186

Do you know anyone who frequently asks to borrow things and then either does not return them or brings them back damaged and does not even acknowledge it? What do you say to them the next time they want to borrow something that happens to be very important to you?

Question of the Day: Day 185

What responsibilities come with freedom and independence?

Question of the Day: Day 184

Does your family eat dinner together every night? Do you think it makes any difference whether or not families spend "quality" time together?

Question of the Day: Day 183

Do you think that the media (radio, TV, newspapers, and magazines) should be able to put anything at all out there to the public or do you think that there should be some limitations (national security, under-age identities, etc) that the media must respect and follow or face legal consequences?

Question of the Day: Day 182

Are you a self-starter or do you wait for someone else to tell you what needs to be done? How does this help or hurt you in your personal life or in your job?

Question of the Day: Day 181

Do you think that money and happiness are related? Can people without money still be happy? Could you be happy without a lot of money?

Question of the Day: Day 180

If you could travel back through your life and change just ONE thing, what would it be and why?

Question of the Day: Day 179

What are some qualities that a good leader and a good follower have? Which one do you tend to be?

Question of the Day: Day 178

Have you ever been around someone who acts like a martyr (a person who sacrifices or suffers for others or for principles) and who like to frequently remind people of how much they always do and how little appreciation they get? What's the best way to respond to someone like this?

Question of the Day: Day 177

Are there people who just do NOT like you? Put yourself in their shoes for a moment and say out loud why it is that you think they may not like you. Now that you have heard it would you be willing to change that if you could?

Question of the Day: Day 176

Do you believe in the possibility of "rehabilitation" for child molestors? Would you be okay with a registered sex offender moving in to your neighborhood?

Question of the Day: Day 175

Have you ever hurt someone's feelings with careless words that were not meant to be hurtful but ended up being received that way? Do you make an apology or just expect the other person to see your side and to get over it?

Question of the Day: Day 174

Can a person live without any friends or loved ones at all? How do you imagine that would feel?

Question of the Day: Day 173

Do you think that you should ever have to change to make other people happy? Would it be worth it?

Question of the Day: Day 172

Do you think that there are some people that act like they know everything and refuse to listen to anything new? What, in your opinion, makes them act like that?

Question of the Day: Day 171

What do you genuinely like about yourself?

Question of the Day: Day 170

Do you think that schools should provide students with free and confidential birth control? Do you think that parents should have the right to know if their children are still underage?

Question of the Day: Day 168

Is there anything that you NEED that you do not currently have? How can/will you get it?

Question of the Day: Day 167

What do you think are some of the hardest things that teenagers have to deal with? How could people help them with those issues?

Question of the Day: Day 166

Do you think that most people respect you? Do you respect yourself?

Question of the Day: Day 165

How do you decide when to confront someone who is deceitful and when to just let it go?

Question of the Day: Day 164

Do other people have expectations of you that are sometimes difficult to live up to? How do you handle that?

Question of the Day: Day 163

What can you do to make tomorrow an even better day than today for both you and those around you? Can you continue to do these things day in and day out?

Question of the Day: Day 162

If you grew up in an environment, that included what you thought were inappropriate behaviors by your parents, what can you do to make sure that you won't continue those same behaviors?

Question of the Day: Day 161

Are there ever times when you doubt yourself?
What do you do to get through those times?

Question of the Day: Day 160

Are times of transition (new house, new job, new relationship, etc) easy or difficult for you? What coping skills have you used that help you?

Question of the Day: Day 159

Have other people let you down in life?
Did you stay down or pick yourself back up and go on?

Question of the Day: Day 158

Do the ends justify the means?

Question of the Day: Day 157

What has been your biggest disappointment in life so far?
Has that experience made you a weaker or a stronger person?

Question of the Day: Day 156

Have you ever seen an adult or a teenager throw a tantrum like a child? What would you have done if that had been you in that situation?

Question of the Day: Day 155

Have you ever had to overcome an addiction or dependence to something? How did you do it?

Question of the Day: Day 154

If someone had to deliver your eulogy today, what would they say about the life that you have lived so far? Is that how you would like to be remembered or would you want to change anything?

Question of the Day: Day 153

What excites you and makes your heart race?

Question of the Day: Day 152

Can a person be TOO forgiving?
Are there some things that you feel just cannot be forgiven?

Question of the Day: Day 151

Have you ever been so afraid of being successful at something that you made yourself fail?
What was scary about it and how did you overcome it?

Question of the Day: Day 150

Would you enter into (or stay in) a relationship with someone who was really good looking and very popular even if they said or did mean things to you? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 149

What do you do when don't know what to do and feel like you have run out of options?
What advice would you give a friend who was feeling the same way?

Question of the Day: Day 148

When was the last time that you laughed until you cried?
Why don't you laugh more often?

Question of the Day: Day 147

What are you afraid of?

Question of the Day: Day 146

Have you ever taken credit for someone else's work or idea? Has anyone ever taken credit for something that you did? How did it make you feel?

Question of the Day: Day 145

Do you think that people have an obligation to help one another or is it every man for himself? If everyone believed the same way that you do then what would the world look like?

Question of the Day: Day 144

Have you ever started to have a BAD day but then turned it around and made it better? How did you do it?

Question of the Day: Day 143

Do you take your anger out on the people around you even if they have nothing to do with why you are angry?
How does that affect your relationships?

Question of the Day: Day 142

If you knew that someone that you care about was going to do everything that you do (good and bad) would you change any of your behaviors in order to be a better role model?

Question of the Day: Day 141

Are you currently the person that you want to be or are you still working at becoming that person?
How do you know when you are finally there?

Question of the Day: Day 140

What, if anything, would you do if you were in a public place and saw a woman that you'd never met and she had bruises on her face? Would you ask her questions, offer to help her, or mind your own business and assume that she would get help if she needed it?

Question of the Day: Day 139

What are your weaknesses and how do you compensate for them?

Question of the Day: Day 138

Do you ever take people for granted and assume that they will just always be there for you?
Is it fair to treat people that way?

Question of the Day: Day 137

How does it make you feel when you see someone crying?
What do you do?

Question of the Day: Day 136

Does recycling really make a difference?
Why aren't more people doing it?

Question of the Day: Day 135

Have you ever done something illegal and blamed it on someone else?
What is your relationship with that person now?

Question of the Day: Day 134

As more and more mothers are having to work out of the home to support their families (especially single mothers) how is this impacting new generations of children?
Should we be concerned about future generations if this trend continues?

Question of the Day: Day 133

Do you have family traditions from your childhood that you plan to pass down to your children (if you have any)? What makes it special?

Question of the Day: Day 132

Do you think that people who live in the city have different values than people who live in the country?
Can you give examples to support your viewpoint?

Question of the Day: Day 131

Are there silly little things that people do that irritate you?
What do you do about it?

Question of the Day: Day 130

How do you respond if you catch a person picking their nose in a public place?
Would your response ease their embarassment (be kind) or make it worse (be mean) and what does that say about you?

Question of the Day: Day 129

What special talents do you have and how do you use them to make your life better?

Question of the Day: Day 128

Have you ever been talked into something that you regretted doing?
What did you learn from that experience?

Question of the Day: Day 127

What do you do when you are frustrated to the point of exploding?
Looking back now, were those things really as bad as you thought they were at the time?

Question of the Day: Day 126

Have you ever felt like people just don't really know you even though they think that they do?
What do you think makes us feel like strangers sometimes?

Question of the Day: Day 125

Do you think that progress is hurting the environment (land, water, air, etc.)?
What would you be willing to give up to make it better?

Question of the Day: Day 124

What do you think about a person who belches or passes gas in a public place?
Is it something to be proud of or is it just rude? What should a person do?

Question of the Day: Day 123

Have you ever tried your very best to do something and still failed?
Did you keep trying or give up? Why?

Question of the Day: Day 122

Would you say that you are basically a happy or a sad (positive or negative) person?
Does that help or hurt your relationships?

Question of the Day: Day 121

Have you ever persuaded someone to do something wrong?
How do you feel about it now?

Question of the Day: Day 120

Have you ever been stuck in a "rut" and been so comfortable that you had trouble leaving it?
What did you end up doing or are you STILL stuck in the rut?
Stuck in a rut = to do the same things all the time so that you become bored, or to be in a situation where it is impossible to make progress.

Question of the Day: Day 119

Do you do your very best when you are working on a project (school or work) or do you do just enough to get by? Why does it make a difference how hard you work or how good the results are?

Question of the Day: Day 118

Do you think that adults are, generally speaking, nicer or meaner than kids are?

Question of the Day: Day 117

What are some reasons why it might be important to be nice or respectful to someone that you do not like?

Question of the Day: Day 116

Do you believe in the concepts of "right" or "wrong"...?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 115

What does loyalty mean to you?
Would you be loyal to a person (or country) even if you thought that they were wrong about something?

Question of the Day: Day 114

Are you really helping a friend or relative if you keep covering up or making excuses for their mistakes?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 113

Have you ever been ignored and, if so, how did it make you feel?
Will you ever treat someone that way? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 112

In today's culture, does how a person looks (pretty, handsome, overweight, unattractive, etc.) impact their abilities to get a job, a date, or make friends?
Do "looks" matter to you? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 111

Why do you think it is (or isn't) important to do the "right" thing even when nobody is around to see it?

Question of the Day: Day 110

Do you have any behaviors that you do just because you are male or female and people expect it?
Do you think think that it is okay for society to even have expectations of people based on gender?

Question of the Day: Day 109

If you saw a total stranger break the law, would you turn them in?
Would you do the same thing to your friends and family?

Question of the Day: Day 108

What are the benefits and drawbacks of the "death penalty" as a consequence to specific crimes?
Do you support or oppose it?

Question of the Day: Day 107

Does love have "healing" power?
Has it changed your life?

Question of the Day: Day 106

Have you ever been jealous of someone else?
What did you do about it?

Question of the Day: Day 105

Have you ever been manipulated by being made to feel guilty about something?
Did it impact your relationship with that person and, if so, how?

Question of the Day: Day 104

Is competition healthy?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 103

What does ''charity" mean to you?
Why do you think that some people may be too proud to accept charity from others?

Question of the Day: Day 102

If you were given a gift of $1,000,000 (one million dollars) on the condition that you HAD to donate 100% of it to charity - who would you give the money to and why?

Question of the Day: Day 101

If you were doing something wrong, would you want your friends to mind their own business or would you want them to talk to you about it?
Would you do the same thing for them?

Question of the Day: Day 100

Are there assumptions that other people make about you that you know aren't accurate?
Why do you suppose they think that?

Question of the Day: Day 99

How can you help people who appear (through their words and actions) to be sad or depressed but refuse to do anything about it for themselves?

Question of the Day: Day 98

What does it mean when someone says, "I am a man (or woman) of my word" and does it make a difference, to you, whether you believe him/her or not?

Question of the Day: Day 97

Do you think that the USA is more or less violent than other countries of the world?

Question of the Day: Day 96

How or why is education important in life?
How will your education help you?

Question of the Day: Day 95

Do you believe in miracles?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 94

How do you respond when you are asked to do something that you know needs to be done but you don't want to do it?

Question of the Day: Day 93

Would you do something illegal if you KNEW that you could get away with it?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 92

What things have you done to help others in your community or the world?
Do you do these on a regular basis? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 91

Have you ever had a dream that you held on to for a long time and then let go of?
What made you decide to let go of it and how did it make you feel?

Question of the Day: Day 90

Does music that insults girls/women influence how males treat females in school and other public places?

Question of the Day: Day 89

Do you have any unresolved conflict from long ago that still makes you feel bad?
How do you handle it?

Question of the Day: Day 88

Do you think that a father should have the right to stop an abortion if he wants to raise his unborn child? Should the mother have the final say since it is her body? Should the unborn child have its own advocate?

Question of the Day: Day 87

Is it okay to say something mean or offensive if you say that you are "just kidding" when you are done?

Question of the Day: Day 86

Do you believe in luck (good or bad) or do you think that each person creates his/her own opportunities in life?

Question of the Day: Day 85

Why do so many people frequently wear "masks" and hide their true thoughts and feelings from others?

Question of the Day: Day 84

How do you encourage an apathetic person (or nation) to become more involved in what happens to them and around them?

Question of the Day: Day 83

What would you say to a friend who was bragging about breaking the law?

Question of the Day: Day 82

What is the most effective method that you use to communicate your thoughts and feelings to others? Is it through talking, music, art, writing, debating, poetry, etc. ?

Question of the Day: Day 81

How do you think other people see you?
What would they say about you?
Do you agree with their perception of you?

Question of the Day: Day 80

Do you believe that people can change?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 79

Do you normally think about the consequences of your actions (both good and bad) BEFORE you do them or do you usually just ACT and then think about it afterwards?
How is that working for you?

Question of the Day: Day 78

Do you put off doing the hardest things until last or do you do them right away?
How is this strategy working out for you?

Question of the Day: Day 77

What would you do if you heard a friend or family member using a racial insult?

Question of the Day: Day 76

What, in your opinion, are the qualities that a good teacher should have?

Question of the Day: Day 75

Why do you think that bad things sometimes happen to good people?

Question of the Day: Day 74

Do you think that Americans show as much respect for their elderly as some other cultures do?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 73

What do you think are the most important things that teenagers need to learn in order to be successful adults?

Question of the Day: Day 72

How do you deal with grief?

Question of the Day: Day 71

What do you do to relax and recharge yourself?
Do you think that it helps you to deal with challenging situations?

Question of the Day: Day 70

Why do you think that some people do very self-destructive behaviors (drugs, alcohol, violence, being mean, etc) when they are upset about something?

Question of the Day: Day 69

How can a person make it better when they have caused pain or broken trust in their family?

Question of the Day: Day 68

Do you think that it is right or wrong for youth to be tried as adults for violent crimes?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 67

What is the value of family in your life?
What do you "give back" to your family?

Question of the Day: Day 66

What is "respect"?
Can you give respect to ALL people at ALL times regardless of their actions?

Question of the Day: Day 65

What is the MOST important thing that you have learned from a child?

Question of the Day: Day 64

Do you have a behavior that you just don't like or that prevents you from being successful?
If you wanted to change it what steps would you take and who could help you?

Question of the Day: Day 63

How do you usually act when you've just done something embarassing in front of a group of people?
Do you wish you could/would react in a different way?

Question of the Day: Day 62

Do you act differently around different groups of people?
How so? Why?

Question of the Day: Day 61

If telling the truth would get you into trouble but get your friend out of trouble would you do it?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 60

What is "truth"...?

Question of the Day: Day 59

How do you define "family"...?
Is "blood" the most important factor?

Question of the Day: Day 58

When you see someone begging for money on the side of the road what, if any, assumptions do you make about that person and their situation?

Question of the Day: Day 57

What things do you keep procrastinating in your life?
What's stopping you?

Question of the Day: Day 56

Why do some people create so much drama in their lives and involve other people as well?

Question of the Day: Day 55

How would life be different if we lived in a society that accepted mistakes (not intentional acts) as being a vital part of learning instead of blaming and punishing for them?

Question of the Day: Day 54

How would you respond if you saw a person bullying someone else and your friends were laughing and encouraging it?

Question of the Day: Day 53

What is important to you in life?

Question of the Day: Day 52

Does your mood (good or bad) have an impact on how your perceive the words and actions of others?
What can you do to help avoid conflict and miscommunication?

Question of the Day: Day 51

Has this website and the theme of exploring values made any difference in your perceptions or behaviors or been useful in any other way?
What areas would you like to see this site explore in the future?

Question of the Day: Day 50

Are you carrying any "baggage" that you are having trouble letting go?
How is that impacting your life and relationships?

Question of the Day: Day 49

Do you have a talent or quality that makes you feel good about yourself? What is it?

Do you use it as often as you'd like to? Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 48

How does it make you feel when you see someone being rude or disrespectful to someone else?
What can you do to make the situation better?

Question of the Day: Day 47

Is it difficult to be assertive?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 46

Why do you think that some people have trouble liking themselves?

Question of the Day: Day 45

Is the ability to empathize with other people's situations useful in your life?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 44

If you found out that tomorrow was to be your last day on earth - how would you spend your last 24 hours?

Question of the Day: Day 43

What brings you joy?

Question of the Day: Day 42

Do you have a soul and, if "yes", what is its purpose and what happens to it when you die?

Question of the Day: Day 41

Is it better to do the wrong thing for the right reasons or do the right thing for the wrong reasons?

Question of the Day: Day 40

What makes you respect someone?
Is it more important to like a person or to respect them?

Question of the Day: Day 39

Have you ever told a lie to get out of trouble only to find yourself in even more trouble than you were to start with?
What can a person learn from this?

Question of the Day: Day 38

What qualities do you look for in a friend?

Question of the Day: Day 37

Do you think that most people have hidden agendas (they want something from you but aren't saying it out loud) or do you think that most people are open and honest?

Question of the Day: Day 36

When you look back over your life, what, if any, are your regrets?

Question of the Day: Day 35

When you meet someone for the very first time, which do you notice the most, the ways that you are different or the things that you have in common?

Question of the Day: Day 34

When you have been accused of something that you did not do - how did you respond and did that make the situation better or worse?

Question of the Day: Day 33

Is there a difference between making a mistake and being careless?
Explain your answer.

Question of the Day: Day 32

Are you honest with yourself about your own behaviors or do you make excuses to justify the things that you know are not okay?

Question of the Day: Day 31

Do you think that the media (television, music, movies, video games, etc) promotes violence in youth? Is it connected to behavior?

Question of the Day: Day 30

Can a smile really make a difference in someone's day?
How does it help you?

Question of the Day: Day 29

Do you have any spiritual or religious belief and, if yes, how does it influence your core values?

Question of the Day: Day 28

If someone "borrows" without permission is that the same thing as stealing?
Have you done it or had it done to you and how did that turn out?

Question of the Day: Day 27

If you had to choose whether to give up your sight or your hearing which one would it be and why? (not choosing means losing both)

Question of the Day: Day 26

Think of someone that you really admire and describe the quality that makes him/her stand out.
How can you be more like this person?

Question of the Day: Day 25

How do you say goodbye to someone who is leaving (or has left) your life?

Question of the Day: Day 24

Do your values change with your moods? (When you are hurt or angry are you more likely to do things that you wouldn't do at other times?)
Which one is the real you?

Question of the Day: Day 23

Would you treat a complete stranger the same way that you would treat someone in your family?

Question of the Day: Day 22

Does "evil" exist and if it does, what does it look like?

Question of the Day: Day 21

If actions speak louder than words what do your actions say about you?

Question of the Day: Day 20

Why do you think some people say and do mean things to those that they really care about?
Can these people change if they really wanted to?

Question of the Day: Day 19

What do you think is the most important problem that the world has to face today?
(Hunger Weapons? War? Energy? Pollution? Population?)

Question of the Day: Day 18

Is there anyone in your life that you're holding a grudge against and just can't let go of?
How does it make you feel when you think about it?

Question of the Day: Day 17

If you have (had) children would you raise them the same way that you were raised?
Why or why not?

Question of the Day: Day 16

Are you naturally inclined to be an optimist or a pessimist and how does this effect your responses to people and events in your life?

Question of the Day: Day 15

Can you describe something that you have done that makes you feel good about yourself?
Will you keep on doing it?

Question of the Day: Day 14

How do you define beauty?
Can you give examples?

Question of the Day: Day 13

How can you make your life better? Your home better? The world better?

Question of the Day: Day 12

Can you respect someone that has values that are extremely different than yours?

Question of the Day: Day 11

Who is your hero? Why?

Question of the Day: Day 10

If you had to sum up the most important lesson that you have learned so far in life into one sentence - what would it be?
(Feel free to share the experience that led up to it)

Question of the Day: Day 9

Is there something that you have done that you haven't forgiven yourself for?
What's stopping you?

Question of the Day: Day 8

What are some of the benefits of "forgiving" (to both the giver and the receiver)...?

Question of the Day: Day 7

What gives your life meaning?

Question of the Day: Day 6

If someone that you dislike drops a $20 and you see it, do you pick it up and give it back to him/her or would you keep it? Would you do the same thing to a total stranger?

Question of the Day: Day 5

How can you help a friend who is sad?

Question of the Day: Day 4

Why is it so hard for "couples" to have relationships?
What do you do to keep a relationship working?

Question of the Day: Day 3

Why is it wrong to use intimidation to get what you want from people?

Question of the Day: Day 2

Why do you think countries go to war?
What do YOU think is worth fighting for?

Question of the Day: Day 1

Is anger something that "happens" to you that you can't control or do you think that being angry is a choice that we can all make or not make and to what degree do YOU take responsibility for the things that you do while you are angry?