What is your favorite part of your body and why?
Guess what? I'm going to cheat on this one too. I have two favorite body parts and I'm going to share them both.
First would be my eyes. I love my eyes. They are a beautiful brown and can be very expressive. I like the shape and size as well. They have always been one of my favorite features of my face. They definitely aren't perfect. My left eye is slightly lazy and when I'm tired or look at something too hard, it will cross in and that annoys me. As I get older, they are a little weaker and I have to hide them behind glasses, but I still love the way they look.
The second part of my body is my smile. I know that my smile technically isn't a body part; my mouth is, but I don't love my mouth. I do love my smile. Again it isn't perfect and I did have to have some work to make my smile as pretty as it is. Thanks Mom and Dad for the years of orthodontic work so I could have such a nice smile. My teeth still aren't perfect and I have some cavities and a crown, but perfection isn't what makes a smile great. My smile makes my face light up and makes me look beautiful even when I'm looking my worst. I think I have a beautiful smile and it makes me very happy when things make me smile. Thinking about you, Gabi, makes me smile so much that my cheeks almost hurt.
So those are my two favorite body parts. I like a lot of other parts of my body as well, but those are definitely the favorites.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
30 Things My Kid Should Know About Me: Number 26
What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
Honestly I don't know if this is a popular notion or not, but it's the first thing that came to mind when I read this one and so I'm going with it.
I think that too many people feel that if someone doesn't agree with you, they must be wrong and you have an obligation to convince them of why you are right. This belief frustrates me because it just leads to conflict and problems. Very few people are going to change their minds because someone else tells them they are wrong.
What brought this to mind recently is the number of arguments I have seen happening online. People who have very strong views on issues are likely to talk about them, which is something they have the right to do. But I've noticed that a lot (not all) people with strong views don't want anyone to disagree with them when they are talking about their issue. They would prefer to hear from a bunch of people who agree with them so they can have their beliefs reinforced instead of challenged. I think people have the right to their own opinion and while I may not agree with them, it isn't my job to convince them that my way of thinking is the right way, even if I know I'm right. :)
I've spent a lot of time thinking about my beliefs and have changed my mind on many things as I've gotten older. Sometimes because I learned more about them or have had experiences that color my view. Sometimes because who I am has changed since I developed that view. However, my views haven't changed because someone told me that I was wrong in my beliefs and then explained to me, often in great detail, why they are right. I try to respect other people, their beliefs, and their right to have those beliefs, even if they are in conflict with mine. I expect the same from the people in my life.
Honestly I don't know if this is a popular notion or not, but it's the first thing that came to mind when I read this one and so I'm going with it.
I think that too many people feel that if someone doesn't agree with you, they must be wrong and you have an obligation to convince them of why you are right. This belief frustrates me because it just leads to conflict and problems. Very few people are going to change their minds because someone else tells them they are wrong.
What brought this to mind recently is the number of arguments I have seen happening online. People who have very strong views on issues are likely to talk about them, which is something they have the right to do. But I've noticed that a lot (not all) people with strong views don't want anyone to disagree with them when they are talking about their issue. They would prefer to hear from a bunch of people who agree with them so they can have their beliefs reinforced instead of challenged. I think people have the right to their own opinion and while I may not agree with them, it isn't my job to convince them that my way of thinking is the right way, even if I know I'm right. :)
I've spent a lot of time thinking about my beliefs and have changed my mind on many things as I've gotten older. Sometimes because I learned more about them or have had experiences that color my view. Sometimes because who I am has changed since I developed that view. However, my views haven't changed because someone told me that I was wrong in my beliefs and then explained to me, often in great detail, why they are right. I try to respect other people, their beliefs, and their right to have those beliefs, even if they are in conflict with mine. I expect the same from the people in my life.
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