What's your Superpower?
The other day, a total stranger paid a really nice compliment to a cover I designed. (It hasn't been released to the public yet).
My very favorite part about designing is being able to glean the essence of the book and put that nebulous quality on a cover. It's such a subtle thing, but if I can pull it off, it makes a big statement.
You might think my superpower is being a good designer, but that's only a side effect of my real superpower. I happen to have killer observational skills...that is, when I choose to pay attention. LOL.
Alas, I'm oblivious to most things around me unless I want to notice. I think it's a safety mechanism for me so I'm not drowning my brain with too much information.
When I do notice, I discover some amazing nuances. That's why Greg thinks I read minds. In reality, I just happen to notice body language and the subtle inflections in people's voices.
It's the same gift that helps me anticipate sickness with my animals. I can tell before they show outward symptoms that something is not right. It's saved a life on more than one occasion so I'm particularly glad about this 'superpower'.
Greg thinks that's why we've managed to keep old Tank alive for as long as we have. I hope so.
If only I was that aware about myself. Believe it or not, I haven't gotten rid of this cold or whatever it is I've got. It's better, but I've already had two rounds of antibiotics and it's still lingering. I'm afraid it might be strep, which always kicks my butt and throws me to the curb.
Your turn. Dig deep. What's your superpower? Is there a superpower you wish you had?
Me, I've always wanted to being able to eat anything I want without gaining weight. :grin:
My very favorite part about designing is being able to glean the essence of the book and put that nebulous quality on a cover. It's such a subtle thing, but if I can pull it off, it makes a big statement.
You might think my superpower is being a good designer, but that's only a side effect of my real superpower. I happen to have killer observational skills...that is, when I choose to pay attention. LOL.
Alas, I'm oblivious to most things around me unless I want to notice. I think it's a safety mechanism for me so I'm not drowning my brain with too much information.
When I do notice, I discover some amazing nuances. That's why Greg thinks I read minds. In reality, I just happen to notice body language and the subtle inflections in people's voices.
It's the same gift that helps me anticipate sickness with my animals. I can tell before they show outward symptoms that something is not right. It's saved a life on more than one occasion so I'm particularly glad about this 'superpower'.
Greg thinks that's why we've managed to keep old Tank alive for as long as we have. I hope so.
If only I was that aware about myself. Believe it or not, I haven't gotten rid of this cold or whatever it is I've got. It's better, but I've already had two rounds of antibiotics and it's still lingering. I'm afraid it might be strep, which always kicks my butt and throws me to the curb.
Your turn. Dig deep. What's your superpower? Is there a superpower you wish you had?
Me, I've always wanted to being able to eat anything I want without gaining weight. :grin:
Comments
Keep knocking back the antibiotics - and finish the course. :)
I wish I could say I have a super power of some sort. I know how to get super angry, super sad, super happy over the tiniest of things and make myself super busy...but I don't see a super power in any of that lol!!!
The super power of a high metabolism would really be preferred to the extremely slow one I have now :-)
My superpower? Some might say it's the ability to put up with my husband. Haha! I think it's having patience, which I tend to have MOST of the time (yes, there are times when I lapse).
Although, I wouldn't mind having that superpower of high metabolism that Angela mentioned. Heck, I'd be happy with the metabolish I had two years ago! Oh well...
If I have a gift, it's to look at something and know how it works, how it's put together. I can take anything apart and remember how to put it back together. I should have been a mechanic or engineer.
I've never once been lost.
;O)
Hope you feel better soon!
Either way, I can't do it. I rely on the generosity of smarter people.
As for eating whatever with only healthy consequences -- that would be awesome.
I stopped to think about what my superpower is, and I think I make an amazing audience. Once my attention is hooked, I don't multitask, I'm there!
(Is willpower considered a superpower? I could really use some of that.)
My phone loses comments too, so I've stopped using it. I'm not sure why some don't go through. I think it depends on whether I'm signed in or not.