The questionnaire is still live, and if you'd like to answer the 100+ questions, you are welcome to do so. Your answers will be considered for any follow-up project I work on about this topic. Below you will find a list of stats from the answers received. Not all 100 questions are listed here, but I think you will find the following list very interesting. My sample size included, on average, 60 answers per question. I will let you all know as soon as the book is published. If you have comments or questions about the project, or if you are interested in being a part of my Launch Team, please contact me. Did you receive the love you needed from your mother?
Yes 37% No 63% Did you trust your mother? Yes 50% No 50% Do you trust women overall? Yes 38% No 62% Would you say you were closer to your mother or your father when you were a child? Father 49% Mother 42% Neither 9% Did your father ever tell you that you were beautiful? Yes 45% No 45% Don't remember 10% Did your father ever tell you that you were smart? Yes 67% No 28% Don't remember 5% Did you feel loved by your father? Yes 62% No 21% Sometimes 17% Did you trust your father? Yes 52% No 35% Sometimes 13% While growing up, did you think you were pretty? Yes 15% No 65% Sometimes 10% Average 10% Which do you think was most important when fitting in with other girls? Beauty or intelligence? Beauty 67% Intelligence 33% Did you find yourself comparing your intelligence to other girls? And as you got older, other women? Yes 72% No 28% Do you ever find yourself comparing yourself with other women? Yes 76% No 16% Sometimes 8% While growing up, did you think you were smart? Yes 56% No 34% Average 10% Did you find yourself comparing your physical appearance to other girls? And as you got older, other women? Yes 78% No 12% Sometimes 10% Did you ever make fun of girls who were not as smart or as pretty as you? Yes 23% No 77% Were you ever the victim of any bullying or "mean girls"? Yes 78% No 22% At your current age now, do you have female friends? Yes 56% Few 29% No 15% Do you currently get along better with men or with women? Women 21% Men 45% Both 29% Neither 5% Do you feel comfortable being vulnerable and letting down your guard around other women? Yes 58% No 42% Did you feel confident about your body when you were around boys? No 51% Didn't think about it 10% Sometimes 8% Yes 31% Did you feel comfortable about your intelligence level around boys? Yes 87% No 13% What was your general opinion of boys while growing up - generally positive, negative, or neutral? Positive 49% Neutral 37% Negative 14% In your adult life, what is your general opinion of men - generally positive, negative, or neutral? Positive 34% Negative 24% Neutral 37% Depends 5% Were you promiscuous in high school/college? Yes 41% No 59% What age were you when you lost your virginity? 11 (1) 12 (1) 13 (1) 14 (13) 15 (8) 16 (10) 17 (7) 18 (1) 19 (8) 20 (1) 21 (1) Haven't yet (2) Raped (3) Did you ever experience sexual abuse? Yes 43% No 14% No Answer 43% Do you think your sexuality developed at age-appropriate intervals? Yes 54% No 41% Don't know 5% Were you ever self-conscious about your developing body during puberty? Yes 59% No 37% Don't Know 3% Did you feel pressured to have first-time sex? Or was the decision mutual? Yes 36% Mutual 51% Unclear Response 6% Raped 7% In general, do you feel confident around men? Yes 73% No 13% Depends 14% Have you done things in your life that you still haven't forgiven yourself for? Yes 64% No 36% Are you proud of your body? Yes 22% Mostly 16% Getting there 5% No 53% Unclear response 4% Do you treat your body with respect (good hygiene, healthy nutrition, regular exercise, getting enough sleep)? Yes 36% Getting there 29% No 31% Unclear response 4% Do you often find yourself listening to negative self-talk? Yes 50% Sometimes 15% No 31% Unclear 2% Do you think you are beautiful? Yes 48% Sometimes 21% No 31% Do you trust yourself and your ability to make good decisions? Yes 50% Sometimes 15% No 31% Would you say that you love yourself? Yes 46% Getting there 15% Sometimes 8% No 31% Do you spend time cultivating a relationship with yourself (doing things you enjoy, spending time alone to focus on hobbies, pampering yourself, learning and growing)? Yes 51% Getting there 9% Sometimes 6% No 34% Are there relationships (past or present) that you would like to repair? Yes 69% No 31% If you could apologize to anyone from your entire life without a fear of retaliation or anger, would you do it? Yes 87% No 4% No one to apologize to 9% If you could receive an apology from anyone from your entire life, who would it be? Would you forgive them? Yes 70% Maybe 16% No 4% Nobody 10% --------- Actual responses----- 8/51= 16% Father 17/51= 33% Mother 5/51= 10% Both parents (30/51= 59% One or both parents) --------------------------------------------------- How important is your spiritual life to you? Very Important 59% Important 9% Somewhat Important 11% Not Important 21% Do you have a faith you depend on in times of difficulty? Yes 71% No 29% Do you feel like you deserve love and happiness? Yes 84% Mixed 4% No 12% Do you feel "good enough"? Yes 29% Sometimes 29% No 42%
Have you ever experienced when you need an answer or you’re trying to make a decision, and suddenly the answer just comes? Imagine being able to access this any time you wish. That’s what meditation can do for you.
Now, there are different forms of meditation. But we believe the purest reason for meditation is to receive knowledge and awareness of things in the spirit realm. You may have heard it said that prayer is how we talk to God, and meditation is how God talks to us. It is true! When we cut off our incessant chatter in our heads, we finally create the space, the quiet, necessary to hear what we need to hear. When you go into meditation, set an intention or ask a question. And then be quiet! Quiet your mind. When you start hearing your own voice in your head, just stop talking. You can think. The point of meditation is not to stop thinking. It’s to stop talking! That is the challenge! But when we practice, bits at a time, this becomes easier. We stop our mind chatter and really wait and listen for the answer to our question or intention. The answers always come. Because you have created the space, you have cut out a space of silence. You have tapped into the stream of knowledge that is always available to you, but that our mind blocks out with its endless talking. |
