If you really knew me, you would know I LOVE I am obsessed with perspective. I love viewing both sides of a story. I love weighing out issues. I love to challenge myself to agree with the opposition.
In debate class, I always would defend the view most opposite from mine. In term papers, I would challenge the professors to rewrite history.
Perhaps it's my wistful nature or my Libran outlook, but I've never been one to turn down an opportunity for introspection. When I die, one of my greatest wishes in the world is to review my life in the form of a movie (ala Defending Your Life start at 3:00). And, when noteworthy stuff occurs, my husband and I frantically wave at the sky...just in case it happens.
As I continue to write this blog, I'm shocked by how much I am learning about myself (and others) in the process.
I never thought I was an incredibly private person. I didn't know I had trouble expressing myself. I wasn't aware I had so much fear running my life. And I could go on and on and on.
A former coaching client summed it up this way via email.
"Kathy, I am hooked on your blog. I caught up last night and read them all and I can't tell you the sense of relatedness I feel. Especially the pregnancy video (LMAO so true!) and the most recent sweet tea! I have laughed and cried and everything in between including being inspired...You really are embracing letting others into your life. It use to be whenever I would ask "how are you?" you would reply "I'm great! but lets talk about you" :-). Thank you for sharing your life with me."
Wow. Talk about perspective. Glad I'm getting it now before it's all over.
Altered Today: Knowing Me, Sharing Myself, Defending Nothing
You are SO that way! I love that about you...how you are one of the most caring people I know...so good at making someone feel like the most important person in the room, finding the right words for just about any situation and can have dinner with somene and make them realize what they really want out of life (Martha.) Must be all that debating against your own opinion stuff in high school. :)But I also feel like I know so much more about you lately than I ever have. And I laughed out loud at the 'waving at the sky' line. Genius!
Posted by: M. Antal | 02/06/2011 at 08:59 PM