Have you ever had anyone describe you in one word? One fabulous word that sticks in your mind? The word that you can mentally refer to whenever you are down and out? Well, this does not happen to me very often, but it did happen to me not so long ago. I was in a conversation with a woman a bit older than me. I would describe her as a successful, smart, and well pulled together woman. I have chatted with her just a few times, but the last time we chatted, she really left a mark on me. We were in the middle of a conversation, and she stopped talking and looked at me. After a few seconds, she said...'you are fascinating'! Well, needless to say, I looked around the room, and was trying to figure out who she was talking to, because after all, it could not have been me. After a browse of the surrounding area, I took note of no one else being around, and I said to her: 'who me?', and she replied: 'yes, you!' I about fell off my my chair, and I was completely flattered by the comment. She went onto to say that my interests, education, and job are not typical for a woman. She then said I have had many life altering experiences, and great experiences in general, that have molded me into a well rounded individual. She said I am interesting, and interested in many things in life. She said I am bubbly, and fun to talk to. She said I would be a great person to invite to a dinner party, because I life people, and I am not afraid to strike up a conversation with a stranger. By this time, I was pretty much blown away, and was wearing a smile from ear to ear. Me, little old me, FASCINATING!!!??? This was crazy to me, but so, so wonderful! So, I lived in fascinating for a couple of days. While I just see myself as being ordinary, I was so thrilled that a near stranger described me as fascinating. Whenever I tend to slip into sadness, or momentary depression; whenever I doubt myself, or dont feel like striking up a conversation with a stranger, I think I the word fascinating, and before I know it, I am smiling, and making conversation with anyone near by!
Today's activity: what word best describes YOU
Today I encourage you to think about words that people have used to describe you. Or, think about words that you use to describe yourself. Perhaps there are several words, but you must narrow it down to one word that can easily stay in your mind, or one word that you can easily remember and refer to. Think about all of the wonderful things, NOT negative, that people have ever said about you. These are the things that you need to keep in the forefront of your mind. It is super easy to get down on yourself, and remember negative things that people made have said about you, but what about the positive? I am sure there are many, many, many positive things that people have said about you, and those are the things you need to remember. So once you have your 'word' think of about 4 or 5 things to back that word up, and give it some validity. When times are tough, and you are feeling down, think of your word, and think of the wonderful things that people have ever said about YOU, and you will soon find yourself back on track. After all, I don't see myself as fascinating, but somebody else does!
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