BS: Things that come naturally to you

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: mkebenn
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 10:02 AM

Like Senoufou, I have an affinity for other living things, and I also want to touch or pick them up, unless they are biting or stinging arthropods. Reptiles, amphibians, Mammals, birds, fish are not safe from a fondle. I am very aware of their delicacies, such as the scales on butterflies' and moth's wings, and I can not ignore an animal in distress, domestic or otherwise. This is natural to me, and am confused that all people aren't the same. Mike

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: wysiwyg
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 09:47 AM

Learned after years of working in the Discernment of Vocation process:

The biggest clue to your true calling is that thing you just can't help doing, that tends to go well for everyone, that you just can't stop doing even after you decide that you need to stop doing it.

That's your thing, right there.

Mine are Justice and Discernment.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 09:38 AM

English and logic (the type that's inexplicably considered math). I had a class in college that covered logic, and I never understood why it would have to be taught.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: leeneia
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 09:18 AM

Hi, Senoufou. I love your technique for getting the attention of an inattentive class. And I'm glad to hear from somebody else who watches for birds and wildlife. The downside of that is that I can ride to a place and not really know how we got there.

Steve, that's interesting about your knack for the harmonica.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 07:52 AM

I have absolutely no idea why I can pick up a harmonica and immediately play a tune that I've never tried to play before. It won't sound pretty until I've honed it somewhat, but I can do it straight away. I'm sure that many other fellow instrumentalists here can do it too. I've been asked by several people who can play only from notation how I do it. I haven't a clue. I'm not a singer but I can sing back at the correct pitch a note played to me every time. Mrs Steve can't do that, though she's definitely not tone deaf (is anyone?). To slightly misquote Vladimir Ashkenazy, the mighty pianist and conductor, music is a complete mystery to me.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 06:48 AM

Entropy.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Stu
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 06:42 AM

Eating whelks.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 06:07 AM

egregious puns

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Senoufou
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 04:01 AM

leeneia, I seem to spot birds (and other wildlife) that others haven't noticed. I sort of 'scan' the countryside and pick up on my radar the tiniest thing. I absolutely adore wildlife, and so I'm always on the lookout. It's even better if my husband's driving, as I can concentrate on the landscape and forget the traffic on the road!

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 03:49 AM

Not sports.

But I do stick my tongue out the side of my mouth when I'm working really hard.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Senoufou
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 03:26 AM

Like all the Irish side of my family, I have a modest talent for languages and accents. My Irish aunties could recite funny rhymes, sing funny songs and 'do' a comic turn in any number of voices and accents.
My two Scottish nieces from the Irish side, when very small, had a different 'voice' for each one of their toys. The younger girl had a stuffed toy monkey, who had an accent just like a used-car salesman - dodgy and spivvy!
I'm just the same. It's very handy, as when I'm abroad I can pick up words like a sponge. And having lived in several parts of the UK, I find myself speaking just like the natives. At the moment I'm doing Broad Norfolk, having been here for forty years. It was also useful when teaching. If the class seemed to be losing concentration, I'd suddenly start speaking in another accent. They never knew who I'd be next!

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 03:25 AM

Drinking whisky ?


Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: BobL
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 02:58 AM

Whiskers.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: leeneia
Date: 20 Aug 16 - 12:23 AM

I'm lefthanded. Give me a melody and the chords, and my left hand takes off by itself on the keyboard, surprising me with new accompaniments that I was unaware of until until I've heard myself play them. I don't have amazing skill, just gratifying.

Another thing that comes naturally is bird-watching. A friend once said to me, "You can see birds out of the back of your head!"

Donuel, I wrote Sarah and turned it upside down, and it looks like yava5. Please explain about Donald, David and Sarah.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: BrooklynJay
Date: 19 Aug 16 - 11:53 PM

Wiggling my ears.

Whistling either exhaling or inhaling.

Subject: RE: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Joe_F
Date: 19 Aug 16 - 09:41 PM

Sleep.

Subject: BS: Things that come naturally to you
From: Donuel
Date: 19 Aug 16 - 06:51 PM

Its easier to list the things that don't come naturally to me like spelling.
While decluttering I found some of my illuminati drawings, names like Donald, David or Sarah that look the same upside down or make different words. These come naturally to me but still take time.

I think the ease some projects seem to have indicates one's unique intelligence. It might be for survival or some other evolutionary advantage or just a dead end but they are significant examples of our uniqueness.