DEFINE YOURSELF
Vocabularies are crossing circles and loops.
We are defined by those lines we choose to cross
or to be confined by.
(A. S. Byatt)
We are defined by those lines we choose to cross
or to be confined by.
(A. S. Byatt)
Defining Myself, an example
Some Lines I (Choose to) Cross & Not Cross
My list is personal, for me, about me. Use it to get started or make your own list of things you actively choose and consciously refuse. (I put a plus sign or circled the number of things I DO, a minus sign for things I DO NOT/WILL NOT do.) Then create a visual “definition” with the design on the back of this page.
-1 strong religious views
+2. strong political views
-3. play the lottery
+4. $ to NPR & PBS
+5. no credit card debt
-6. read romance novels
+7. write thank-you notes
-8. look at pornography
+9. faithful to spouse
-10. own a gun
+11. smile a lot
-12. watch Fox News
+13. use the “F-word”
-14. eat at McDonald’s
+15. generous
-16. hold grudges
+17. always on time
-18. drive a Hummer
+19. open-minded, trusting
+20. recycle
My list is personal, for me, about me. Use it to get started or make your own list of things you actively choose and consciously refuse. (I put a plus sign or circled the number of things I DO, a minus sign for things I DO NOT/WILL NOT do.) Then create a visual “definition” with the design on the back of this page.
-1 strong religious views
+2. strong political views
-3. play the lottery
+4. $ to NPR & PBS
+5. no credit card debt
-6. read romance novels
+7. write thank-you notes
-8. look at pornography
+9. faithful to spouse
-10. own a gun
+11. smile a lot
-12. watch Fox News
+13. use the “F-word”
-14. eat at McDonald’s
+15. generous
-16. hold grudges
+17. always on time
-18. drive a Hummer
+19. open-minded, trusting
+20. recycle
