In my senior year of high school, all of us got to nominate our classmates for various future accomplishments…you know, most likely to become famous…most likely to end up in prison…most likely to get their nose broken more than once…and so on and so on…
I didn’t get nominated for anything but, I always found it fascinating because in many ways, it really says something about how other people see you. As I’ve mentioned before, Russ and I have discussed this on more than one occasion and I think it would be a worthwhile investment for everyone to get a dose of themselves through someone else’s eyes. All too often we get so absorbed in the life that we are trying to accomplish that we forget to stop and see what we really project into the world.
I’ve been finding myself getting this reflection from all angles lately and so far, I’ve been pleasantly surprised!! While our worth and validation certainly isn’t determined by others, it’s still nice to know what others see when they look at you and if nothing else, it helps you to take a step back from your bubble and decide whether or not you like the feedback!!
I felt compelled to mention this because yesterday, I added a feature to my Facebook profile called Superlative. My old colleague, Nadia, brought it to my attention and convinced me to tag it on to my already crowded profile space!!! According to Wikipedia, Superlative is an adjective or adverb which indicates that something has some feature to a greater degree than anything it is being compared to in a given context. So for those of us who didn’t seem to stand out in high school…Facebook gives you the opportunity to experience your senior year all over again and nominate each other until your heart’s content!!
I’ve had this feature for about twenty-four hours now and so far, I’ve had four nominations (which really means that my friends rock!!). I’ve been nominated twice for “most likely to get out of trouble by smiling” (this cracks me up!)…once for “most likely to use the word “superfluous” correctly in a sentence” (I don’t know this word but, I appreciate the credit!) and my personal favourite…one nomination for “most likely to kick it with Jesus”!!!
Sometimes it pays to experience high school all over again…maturity has its perks!!!
Update ~ I have since received two nominations for "most likely to spend all of her money at Starbucks", one nomination for "most likely to run through the streets naked" (?!?!) and one nomination for "most likely to win the Giller Prize" (thanks Jesper!). Oh...and I looked it up and now know what Superfluous means!!!
I didn’t get nominated for anything but, I always found it fascinating because in many ways, it really says something about how other people see you. As I’ve mentioned before, Russ and I have discussed this on more than one occasion and I think it would be a worthwhile investment for everyone to get a dose of themselves through someone else’s eyes. All too often we get so absorbed in the life that we are trying to accomplish that we forget to stop and see what we really project into the world.
I’ve been finding myself getting this reflection from all angles lately and so far, I’ve been pleasantly surprised!! While our worth and validation certainly isn’t determined by others, it’s still nice to know what others see when they look at you and if nothing else, it helps you to take a step back from your bubble and decide whether or not you like the feedback!!
I felt compelled to mention this because yesterday, I added a feature to my Facebook profile called Superlative. My old colleague, Nadia, brought it to my attention and convinced me to tag it on to my already crowded profile space!!! According to Wikipedia, Superlative is an adjective or adverb which indicates that something has some feature to a greater degree than anything it is being compared to in a given context. So for those of us who didn’t seem to stand out in high school…Facebook gives you the opportunity to experience your senior year all over again and nominate each other until your heart’s content!!
I’ve had this feature for about twenty-four hours now and so far, I’ve had four nominations (which really means that my friends rock!!). I’ve been nominated twice for “most likely to get out of trouble by smiling” (this cracks me up!)…once for “most likely to use the word “superfluous” correctly in a sentence” (I don’t know this word but, I appreciate the credit!) and my personal favourite…one nomination for “most likely to kick it with Jesus”!!!
Sometimes it pays to experience high school all over again…maturity has its perks!!!
Update ~ I have since received two nominations for "most likely to spend all of her money at Starbucks", one nomination for "most likely to run through the streets naked" (?!?!) and one nomination for "most likely to win the Giller Prize" (thanks Jesper!). Oh...and I looked it up and now know what Superfluous means!!!
2 comments:
Argh! Who wants to experience high school all over again!!!! Not this cat! Not to mention I try and limit the amount of apps I add to my FB page! Good post...I agree you never really know how people view you...I mean you always have an idea of what you want people to view you as but never really know what most people really and truly see you as.
I have to say that once I started nominating people only you deserved any superlative related to Starbucks! That one was totally you and reminded me of a lot of Starbucking around Ottawa... Other may also become you, but that one, that one can only be yours among my friends!
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