Hey wanderers! I’m currently on a holiday blogging vacation, so to celebrate the end of 2013, I’m counting down (possibly up) my top 6 posts of the year.
In case you’ve missed the action to this point, my #6 post of 2013 was “As Tom Daley Comes Out.” And my #5 post of the year was “Tenth Avenue North Songs: TMZ’s Top-11 Favorites.”
Coming in at #4 was August 8’s post, “INTELLECTION: My #1 ‘Strengths Finder’ Strength.” Once again, my end-of-the-year countdown has been INCEPTED with another countdown post. And it’s not the last one that will hit this countdown either.
A few months back I took my first “Strengths Finder” test, determining my greatest strength as thinking. “Intellection,” they called it, though I still wonder if it’s even a real word. Down below is an excerpt from that post, and you can check out my complete reflection here. You might deeply resonate; or, maybe you’ll think I’m clinically insane. Either way!
Enjoy, and I’ll be back soon for the #3 post of 2013!
Intellection: What It Is
According to Strengths Finder, someone with the strength of intellection simply “likes to think.” He is very introspective and experiences a constant “mental hum.”
And while I had no idea “intellection” was even a word before this book, I have to hand it to Strengths Finder: I love to think.
True, I excelled academically while in school. I greatly enjoyed the work of school (not to be confused with the relationships of school). I loved studying for 400-question history finals and crafting the perfect research paper and doing Calculus homework everyone else despised.
But bachelor’s degree in hand, I’ve continued thinking far beyond the realm of academia. Indeed, I’ve thought about a lot these last 4 years.
Intellection: Implemented
A couple years ago I was in my car, and all I could hear was crackly static; my speakers had blown. At the time, this was tragic: how would I possibly function driving anywhere with death-cold silence as my only companion?
Despite being one of the greatest tragedies to befall my dear sweet Mitsy, I’ve yet to replace/repair those broken speakers two years later. Finances aside, do you know why I rarely even want to repair those speakers anymore?
I like the silence; I like having isolated time to think.
When I drive, I think about my schedule for the day; I think about my past; I think about how I actually moved from Georgia to California; I think about my aspiring career as an author and how I’ve finally written a book.
I think about my friends and their current struggles and needs.
I think, and I pray. I do a lot of praying when I drive. I suppose it just goes hand-in-hand with all that intellection. I pray for me, yes, but I also pray for others.
Which leads me to something I’d like to clear about my personality.
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