Carrie says: I have very little fear of doing things. The fear of hurting or disappointing a few people in my life stops me from telling the truth.

Danielle says: Compete in a poetry slam.

Carrie says: I feel anxiety mixed with opportunity. An opportunity to see if my expectations are aligned with reality, an opportunity to create new beginnings and the opportunity to be grateful for my health, family, and friends: H&A, Kim, Grace, B&D, Nance, Shan, John S, Bec.

Danielle says: Dread and divinity. I feel that ultimately, the strife is an opportunity to find some equilibrium in a crisis of over consumption and turning outward for love and satisfaction.

Carrie says: Kundalini yoga, I went to my first class last week and felt heavenly during and after. I am usually a power yoga chick but the grace and intensity of Kundalini is perfect for me. Thanks Kimmie!

Danielle says: I’m currently worshiping the music of Antony and the Johnsons. Antony is part man, part angel sister, and I think his lyrics are divine transmissions.

Carrie says: Curiosity is the key to creativity. Asking: How does this work? What if? Wonder what? I yearn for more creativity, this question reveals how I’m suppressing my curiosity. If I let myself be more curious I would be savoring daily delights with people and creating beauty in my life; photos, books, food, fashion and home, well…everything!

Danielle says: I’ve stopped being actively curious about each of my parents. Sigh. I take their history for granted, as if I know the whole story. If I engaged in some memory-lane questions about their own stories, who knows what I’d find…softening, sadness, affirmation, some wicked laughs.

Pearl says: I have started to think about this question more as I watch my two teenage boys move swiftly into adolescence. In the time it took me to go from packing extra cheese sticks in my purse to making sure their cell numbers were programmed into my phone—my boys have gone from “But, why?” to “Yeah, I know.” Their curiosity about everything and anything was certainly trying at times but it was my constant reminder not to take anything for granted. It was also a reason to pause and ponder. It prodded me to find things out and connect to new people and ideas. When we stop being curious we start to get cynical and close ourselves off from the wonder of the world around us. So I started to examine what I have stopped being curious about. The longer my list, the closer I got to some pretty core issues in my life. Here are a few things from the beginning and end of my list. I have stopped being curious about…

• Who my new across-the-street neighbors are?
• Where the recycling collectors on our street go home to?
• Who is wearing the clothes I donate to the Vietnam Veteran’s Association?
• What makes my husband laugh when he is watching TV in the next room?
• Why am I keeping myself so busy?
• What relationships have I let slip out of my life?

Carrie says: I would like to pass down beauty. In wedding dresses I designed, ideas created, words shared, gifts given and time spent with loved ones.

Danielle says: Sizzling realism in every form of media – especially books, books, books! Conscious birthing and parenting inspiration. Effective philanthropy. A child who fully lives his freedom. Kick ass dance moves.