March 29, 2006
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I must seem terribly self-absorbed. But, hey, this is my journal so if not here, where? And who better with than ya’ll. I hope you’ll go along with this because I think it could be interesting. Most of you know each other or at least you’ve been reading each other’s comments for long enough to have a pretty good picture by now. What if we listed the first five adjectives that come to mind when we think of ourselves. I’ll do it and then you do it in your comment. I’m anxious to see how you’d describe yourself, how that will compare to my impression of you.
And I think we should list them in the order of their dominance. I know this will be hard and all I can think of at this point is well-adjusted:).
1. honest
2. scattered
3. good-natured
4. what’s the word for ignoring household chores for longer and longer periods of time while spending more and more hours with the stock market and writing and classes and …
5. inspired
6. unrealistic
I felt like I had to add a sixth one to balance it out because while it’s great to be inspired, if it’s at the expense of reality, as I fear it might be, then I need to look at that. I’d say these were my dominant tendencies.
I can’t wait to see what you say about yourselves.
Comments (26)
Enthusiastic, strong, faithfilled, independent, inspired, Judi
RYC—Since right after 9/11 i was working across the street from St Patrick’s, “Danny Boy” in bagpipes is somethang forever etched in my mind
Psychotic and unrelenting are the only two adjectives i can think of
Busy, honest, confused, nitpicking, anal-retentive.
Those were the first five that came to me, but I admit I inadvertently cheated. I saw “honest” among your own adjectives as I was scrolling down to this box, and I certainly am honest. To a fault. As in blunt, insensitive, anal-retentively honest. I don’t know any other way to be, even though I recognize that there are times when the sensitive and proper thing to do is to hold back the truth when it will unnecessarily hurt someone else.
And now, after reading the rest of your blog, I have no changes to make. And they are, in fact, already and unwittingly listed in order of dominance.
Wise, Creative, Loving, Wide-awake, Un-afraid.
positive, thoughtful, moody, rhythmic, caring
I would not put “self-absorbed” on my list of words to describe you
We used to do this as a workshop activity but we were only able to use (strenghts). It was interesting how often people listed things as strenght that were negative as heck. well here are mine.
Creative
Energetic
Outgoing
Unfocused (with intent, I live in the moment as much as possible)
Sensitive and empathic
Oh, and I added a sixth ( a master at identification of all flowers and plants NOT)
Confused, conflicting, tired, trapped, hard, resentful.
honest, sensitive, dependable, good-natured, procastinator
But, what of how you see us? Will you do that as well, cause no I am intrigued by this experience.
Determined, Honest, Inquisitive, Witty, Cautious…
I am not completely happy with this list, but not sure why. Possibly the cautious part of me peeking thru…
To complete my vision of you: To the point, baby!, warm-hearted, funny as hell, a forever learner, open, and (a sixth because you did it) optimistic.
demanding, driven, obessive, committed, spiritual, and… sometimes, i’m pretty funny. you know, my dad says there’s a flipside to every personality trait. a positive and a negative side… so if you flipped these, you’d probably have a better understanding of me!
ryc: wasn’t that interesting? it changed how i saw ppl after that!
Honest, blunt, hardworking, hardheaded and generous, but a bit of sarcastic bitch thrown in for good measure…and way too judgemental. marilyn
I am feeling scared to fulfill this excercise and it isn’t you- for whatever reason I don’t want to denegrate myself today- and that is how defining me seems to be. — the word for ignoring household chores longer and longer whilst stockmarketing and/or writing is called “prioritizing” as it has a nice ring to it. I see you’ve made an appearance on my site- and HI I thank you.
I forgot…the pic is of a beam that was salvaged from the Wolrd Trade Center after 9-11. Husband was in Manhattan that day, and was an eyewitness. Boy’s university had this piece at one of their museums, and we went to look. They had it set up so you could touch the beam if you felt the urge. Very sobering.
intuitive, friendly, procrastinator, creative, searching for meaning…
and pushes the envelope.
Logical, perfectionist, procrastinating, honest, dependable
creative, willing to take a stand on difficult issues and follow through with action (there has to be a more concise way to say that….), unfocused, compassionate, stubborn, inquisitive, honest.
i don’t know how you feel about your #4, but i can find many worthy activities, even righteous ones, that are infinately more compelling than housework of almost any kind….
sounds sensible to me, pru.
-honest
-creative
-lack ambition
-loving
-sarcastic
this was hard…im sure i could say more, or maybe a different order…
1. Impatient; 2. Earnest; 3. Anxious; 4. Angry; 5. Loving and as soon as the weather hits above 68, horny, crude as it may be, will top the freakin’ chart.
Me too!! Do you have adjectives for me?
creative, honest, loving, forgetful, procrastinator. There’s more, positive and negative, but I’ll stick with five.
responsible, careful, creative, compassionate, sensual
I am really not good at this!
contumacious
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Hmmm… optimistic, reliable, forever-learning (what is that word?), interested (in so many things..or should that be scattered?), honest.
I’m behind… but according to what I wrote for my speech- I still hold the following to be an accurate (or so I think) description of me: stubborn, strong-willed, honest, independent and loyal …
Creative, daydreamer, plodding, optimistic & incomplete (ever-changing, developing). I see plenty on others’ lists that would fit me as well, but these are the first 5 I came up with.