I'm naturally good at a lot of things but I don't think I'm great at anything - I don't excel in one thing. I have friends that are great musicians. I have friends that are great story tellers. I have friends that are great artists. I have friends that are great at picking up men and/or women. I have friends that are great stylists. I have friends that are great cooks. I have friends that are great planners. I have friends that are great computer engineers. I am none of these things.
Here's my thought though... is it better to know about many things in a "good" or "above-average" way rather than excel at a few things and be very deficient at a few things? It's sort of like my doctor friends who are super smart book-wise but have no common sense whatsoever. If I grew up exceling at something, would that mean that I would not be good at some of the things I'm currently good at? Can I have the best of both worlds?
I know I'm good at a lot of things. For example:
- I'm a good cook (not great. I'm not one of those people who can see ingredients in a pantry and put something delicious together)
- I'm a good teacher (I could potentially be a great one, but not this year with these kids)
- I'm good at reading books from all different genres.
- I'm a good driver (no comments necessary - disregard the huge rusted scratch on my tire wheel.. I blame the confined spaces in the parking garage)
- I'm a good friend and partner
- I'm good at drawing something if I have a picture of it in front of me (I can't draw from nothing)
- I'm good at shoe shopping
- I'm a good dancer (not great - but I can get down)
- I'm good at loving people (thought I don't tell people often - which is why I'm not great at it)
- I'm a good napper
- I'm good at switching up my look
- I'm good at keeping time and promises
- I'm a good cuddleraper (ask Michelle)
- Often times I wonder that the thing that I will be great at won't happen until the future.
- Maybe I'm meant to be a great mother.
- Or a great wife.
- Or a great bag/cat lady
- Sometimes I think that I should have followed my medical path and excelled that way.
- Could I have found a cure for cancer...
- Or herpes...
- Or Alzheimers?
- Maybe I'll be discovered and become a great face model. I mean, have you seen my symmetrical my face is? And let's not forgot my most favorite feature - my lips. Like, woah.
- I could try harder and become a great teacher. Let's work on that for next year as there are only 22 days left in school for this year.
- I could also try to learn another instrument. I failed at the flute, the recorder and the guitar. Maybe I should try the trombone... just a thought.
You are a great friend, and GREAT cuddleraper.
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