Gaia: Connect. Grow. Inspire. Empower.
What sets off your creativity?
Kiley
A new perspective, or a bit of knowledge I didn't have before.
When was the last time you were really listened to?
Kiley
Two days ago, I called my Aunt Linda, a constant source of wisdom and support, to tell her that I had just written the first chapter of my first novel. I was bursting, inspired, energized,... More »
What's your guiding question?
Kiley
What does this mean in the scope of my lifetime and my world? Is this something really worth getting upset over? What is the essential cause and effect of this?
How are you a friend to yourself?
Kiley
I buy flowers on my way home and take the time to arrange them. I cook myself healthy meals and don't scrimp on ambience when I set the table for one. I keep my bedroom... More »
When have you felt unconditionally accepted?
Kiley
When I learned that my father decided, at just 24 years old, to raise me as his own although I wasn't his biological daughter. I was 21 when I found that out and it made... More »
When was the last time you took time to play?
Kiley
All the time! With two demanding jobs plus a full time school load, I need it. I try to forget myself and be silly as often as I can, even if it's just in my... More »
How do you celebrate life?
Kiley
Kurt Vonnegut wrote in his sort-of-memoir A Man Without A Country about one of his beloved uncles, who always made a point to appreciate the niceness of small moments. He would pause in the middle... More »
Where are you taking risks?
Kiley
This is a hard question! I've never been shy of risks except when it comes to facing rejection or judgment. I'm not afraid to fail on my own, but in front of others, scary. I'm... More »
Where do you find security?
Kiley
Like many people, I find security from my family. I chose some really fantastic people as my parents and brother when I came into this life, and I've strived to honor them and keep us... More »
What are you learning?
Kiley
I've been learning that the large-scale insignificance of this one self in this one life is an integral element of the small-scale significance of all selves in all of life. I am just me , but... More »
QaR
June 2008 