One of my favorite things to collect is books.
I LOVE books.
To all of the recent popularity of getting rid of books and other clutter,
I say NO. Not happening here. No. No. No.
Back away from the books and no one gets hurt.
I may have a tendency towards the ridiculous...gasp.
I can tell you that I fell in love with this trio at first sight.
I couldn't wait to get home and open them up and see what bits of wisdom
would fly off the worn pages and I wasn't disappointed.
The year was 1915 and the author had a strong opinion on the matter of personality.
It's my personal opinion that he should have read the Common Sense edition
before he inserted so many feet into his mouth.
So today we tackle Personality- How To Build It.
Or rather how NOT to.
In order to form my personality,
I must exercise care and vigilance and possess energetic sincerity.
(Must it be energetic? What's wrong with languorous? It's hot outside.)
I must exercise care and vigilance and possess energetic sincerity.
(Must it be energetic? What's wrong with languorous? It's hot outside.)
This personality business might be too much work.
I do have determination and perseverance by the gallons.
Perspicacity? I'm all over that one.
Perspicacity.
That's a word I'm fond of.
But keep reading- the author says we need to
make our enemies and our best friends tractable.
Well, no. I don't want to make my friends tractable (I prefer them to have their own mind) and why waste time on enemies?
Do I have enemies? Where are they and how will I know them?
Why do I feel like I'm in The Importance of Being Earnest???
Quick, grab the muffins!
One hundred years...
Are we any better off?
Let's ponder.
To wrap things up-
I think I might owe my child an apology for the constant correction.
Mama, can we read the cyclopedia?
Smarty pants 5 year old. True story.
I bet your kids said it, too.
I'd better look up swamich (sandwich) right now.
Have a great week and let that personality shine!
