the interview

 Hey, Quinn,

So let's start this interview.
My first question for you is what's your favorite sandwich or sandwich equivalent?
Meaning…
if you said, "Harley, make me a sandwich"
(Mmmm)
How would I make it?
What's on it?
What kind of bread do I use?
What don't I put on it?
I feel like I don't truly know someone until I know how to make them a sandwich.
So help me out.

Seed based bread...
lots of lettuce...
tomatoes... creamy cheese...
meat optional
Pesto (!)
Onions.
[Ketchup] NOPE

Next question:
Describe, in detail, your perfect day.
Where are you?

At home

What's the weather like?

Doesn't matter

What do you hear or see?
What are you doing?

Chillin'

Be as detailed as possible.

Just chillin' with my girls

I mean, I want you to sit back and really imagine
what a perfect day would look like for you.

enough... has been said

Next question:
What's been the biggest surprise to you at this stage of your life?
Meaning…
what's been the most surprising thing about your life in your fifties?

That I am still here

Is there a recurring theme or pattern in your life,
that if you change the pattern your life would change immensely?
If so… what is that recurring theme or pattern?

The inclination to run away

Why haven't you?

Because it's all good... this time
I can be a little paranoid

What's your biggest fear
right now in your life?
And has that always been your biggest fear?
Or have your fears changed over time?

Not being heard by ears that matter

Who or what is your greatest inspiration?

My kid

If you could give your daughter anything,
what would it be?

Knowledge... a path to God

And how would you go about giving it to her?

Lay a foundation
that allows her to find it herself

What's the best gift you can give your wife?

Understanding and patience

What's the most meaningful gift
you can give yourself, as a man in your fifties?

PEACE
Can I give myself peace (?)

Do you believe that your life has a purpose?

NO (!) Well…

If so.. what is that purpose?

To show my daughter ME ( ! )…
…and how to be better... than me

And have you accomplished it yet?

It seems so... it seems so

Do you believe in souls?

YES

And if you do believe in souls,
do you believe in soulmates?

YES

And if you do believe in soulmates,
do you have one?

I have many... we all have many

What does that look like?
I mean, how do you even define a soulmate?

Connection...
a needed push to another spiritual level...
revelation...
sometimes brief...
sometimes FOREVER

Do you believe that the best of your life
has already been - or the best is yet to come?

It's all good
Every day is good... even when it sucks

What are the three things you want to accomplish
in the second half of your life?

There is no second half
There is only the whole

What does you living your biggest life look like?
I mean really big.
Not kind of big.
But like, almost beyond your imagination?
What does that look like?

It looks like now... RIGHT NOW

Is there a question you wish someone would ask you?

Mmmmm…

And what is that question?

WANNA GO SOMEWHERE ?!?