This is Me - Should I be crying right now?
This is a post included in the This is Me series where I answer 1001 questions about myself as writing practice. Each post consists of me answering 5 questions about myself. Wanna share what you would answer to any or all of the questions? Do it in the comments section!
Are you good at showing emotions?
Here’s a funny thought experiment. If someone flies off the handle and is angry all the time, would that be a person who is “good” at showing emotions?
My assumption is that this question is asking if I feel like I am able to show/talk about the emotions I am feeling (good or bad) instead of pushing them way deep down. If that is the case, then yes, I feel like I am pretty skilled at the ability to show emotion (if I am feeling it) when the time is appropriate. I will say though that sometimes I feel like I'm not as emotional as I'm "supposed" to be. Whatever that means.
I felt a lot of big emotions in my teens and twenties and now that I'm 10+ years married and well into middle age, I don't feel wild swings of emotions like I used to. There are times when I do feel a lot of emotions but it's just way less often. So there are times when I feel like I should actually be feeling and showing more emotions than I do.
Quick, someone psychoanalyze me and tell me what's up with that!
What are boundaries are you consistently setting for yourself?
To get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. To drink a LOT of water every day. I try for at least 120oz. To not be on my phone as much. To walk and stretch as much as I can. To be in a study of the Word throughout most of the year. To stay focused on the things that really matter instead of the wild amount of distractions that come my way.
What do you love most about your best friend?
He has almost the exact same sense of humor as I do. He can do literally anything that requires building, fixing or repairing things. He has amazing ideas that I never would have thought of in a million years. He makes me laugh every day. He loves the Lord with all his heart and soul. He loves me and I know it.
Do you have what it takes to be a teacher?
Ask my students.
Just kidding. I don't actually have students currently, but I have in the past. One of the highest compliments I've ever received was a student in my Org Behavior and Diversity class at UNM asked if I was teaching any other classes the next semester because he really enjoyed my class and got a lot out of it. I guess that means I have what it takes to be a teacher.
I also love it and aspire to teach more and more in the next few years.
Do you lose things often?
Almost never. I hate the feeling of not knowing where something is, and that feeling drives my behavior to stay as organized as I possibly can so that I don't lose things very often.
