I am a very suggestable person. I “parrot” language a lot – words and accents. My Mom does the same thing. It used to really embarrass me when she spoke broken English to the waitress at the Chinese restaurant or magically developed the perfect Southern-twang when talking on the phone to my uncle in Alabama. Now I find myself thinking, “Do I do that? Am I embarrassing my husband?” If I’m so easily influenced by the way people speak, how else am I being affected?
Maybe there is some truth to the theory of surrounding yourself with those who you wish to emulate. I would rather “parrot” the successful, happy people than the unproductive, miserable ones in my life.
Now I’m determined to seek out some interesting, successful, happily-married, physically-fit, stylish people to befriend. Hopefully, their essence rubs off on me and I can finally become the better version of me I have always envisioned. Any takers?
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