Of the seven intelligences presented by psychologist Howard Gardner, I had little difficulty determining which ones I had been blessed with. I can't draw, sing, or play an instrument, my vocabulary is limited, and I'm never in touch with my own feelings. By process of elimination, that leaves me with Bodily/Kinesthetic, Logical, and Interpersonal. In my opinion, these are the three intelligences that I possess the most.
Bodily intelligence comes from my love for golf and water sports. I am on the SMU golf team and have been playing since I was 4 years old. Water sports are just for fun but I love almost all of them, wakeboarding and water skiing are my favorites. Logical is an intelligence I find pretty boring. I have yet to find something interesting to do with my math skills...maybe one day. I got those genes from my dad, the accountant, who also has a personality- imagine that! Finally, I think I am really interpersonal. On the surface, I am easily able to make people laugh and love telling funny stories. But, I am also good at reading others and distinguishing when they are telling the truth about their feelings or holding something back. This one is a blessing and a curse. I would love to have an expertise in each area of intelligence but we'll have to see about that one.
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