I heard a woman refer to herself as an "exclamation mark" today and I SO understood what she meant by that. She's one of those over-the-top people who lights up a room the minute she walks in. One of those people always cheering others on, always laughing, always living life a little more fully than the rest.
She's also a little annoying. I can say that because I, too, am an Exclamation Mark. We are 120watt bulbs in a 25watt world sometimes, but we never care--we are happy to spread our brand of sunshine wherever we go cause the world just needs to be happier, right?
Then there are the Question Mark people. These are the people that A.) either live their lives questioning everything, or B.) live their lives as a total mystery to the rest of us. I have a brother who's a Question Mark. We call him "The Wind". You just never know what to expect from this one and so you hold him a little bit loosely.
Then there is the Period. These are the people who live their lives making a statement. They're not always aware of the statement they are making even though, generally speaking, they are in complete control of it. Some people's lives say "Lazy" or "Hard-working" or "Loyal". My husband is a Period. His life says "Good". He's just so good to the core that after all these years, it still leaves me in awe.
Of course there are variations. Nathaniel is a definite "!?!" And have you ever met a "!!!" Dear Lord...even another "!" wants to kill the "!!!". They're just too much to take sometimes.
So what are you?
Posted by PamCHBF at March 2, 2005 12:41 PM