Assignment 8- Clifton Grady

       Fears- Heights, flying, losing those close to me

Annoyances- menial and repetitive tasks, singing along with music

Accomplishments- very close friendships, becoming a decent musician, making it this far in life and still being relatively successful in most things that I do

Confusions- people with opposing viewpoints/ people who do not think like my (confusing because I just do not understand why or how they think that way, not because I am judgmental)

Sorrows- not being able to satisfy everybody, being unable to improve life for everybody

Dreams- traveling the world, making the world a better place however I am able, success in whatever career I choose to pursue, having a happy and loving family

Idiosyncrasies- realistic thinking (others may call it pessimism, but I disagree), bluntness

Risks- marching band

Beloved Possessions- video game collection (then) and musical instruments (now)

Problems- organization, procrastination, bluntness

I am a blunt person, it is just a fact about me. I have trouble keeping my mouth shut, and sometimes, this causes problems for me. I have been told many times that I need to be a nicer person or that I should be careful of what I say, but I really don’t understand this. Almost everyone says things about people behind their backs, and I absolutely despise this. I would rather someone tell me exactly how they feel about me rather than pretend that everything is good when in reality problems exist that remain unresolved due to the two-faced nature of the mass of our population today. This is the reason why I am blunt. I want to be told the truth and I feel that everyone is deserving of that respect if it is what I expect. It may be harsh, but as the saying goes: sometimes, the truth hurts. I would much rather hurt someone’s feelings in telling them the truth than lie to their face, masquerading animosity and unexpressed feelings behind a façade of happiness and friendship. Perhaps it is not a matter of what I say so much as it is how I say it (though, I try my absolute best to be respectful to everybody), so in that regard I could definitely work on this which is why I also listed it as a problem, but overall, being blunt is just a part of who I am.