Seriously! Big business gets blamed for many of the problems in the world. There's a tendency to point fingers at box stores and corporate behemoths, and a cry for these giants of industry to "change their ways."

At Zaadz, we're all about being the change. And so imagine, for a moment, that you were the CEO of one of the companies you'd like to see acting differently. Pretend you have a few million employees depending on you for a paycheck, and many millions more depending on your products or services in their daily lives. What steps would you take? How would you change the world?

We don't need to mention how much bad news there is out there in the world. (Sometimes it almost feels as though "bad news" is redundant, given the reporting on television and in mainstream newspapers!)  Considering the state of the environment, and the wars and poverty and conflict on this tiny planet, where do you draw your strength? What inspires your life? 

Quickly. Fast forward to the end of your long and deeply fulfilling life. Imagine you've done everything you ever dreamed of doing. Imagine you've succeeded at contributing your greatest strengths to the world, missing no opportunity and making sure you've lived at your highest potential. Imagine you can look back at your journey and that you can consider it a life well-lived...and take the time to be grateful for having experienced such richness while imagining the appreciation others feel for your work. When you've done so, take a minute, and . . . .

Write the obituary you'd like to receive.

A lucid dream is a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming. Have you ever experienced a lucid dream? Did it change your perspective of reality? How? As best as you can recall, describe your experience and state of mind while you were in the lucid dream state.

Do you remember your dreams? Do you wish you did? Are your dreams important to you?

What are you most excited about in the coming year? What is your biggest dream for 2008? What would it take to make this next year the best year of your life?

If you had to complete the sentence, "I wish...", what would you say?

When you peer into the future, what do you see?

Someone just pointed out to me that Friday marked a year's worth of QaRs. Goodness.

In light of that, this question has to do with questions. What question make the biggest difference in your year?

(And please don't think your reply should be limited to the QaRs! I imagine if someone asked you to marry them, or to move to a different state, or anything similar, that would have far, far more of an impact than anything here. :)

Are you someone who remembers your dreams? Do you think about them? If so, what have you learned? And if not, why not?