impression
im·pres·sion [im-presh-uhn]
noun
1. a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
2. the first and immediate effect of an experience or perception upon the mind; sensation.
3. the effect produced by an agency or influence.
4. a notion, remembrance, belief, etc., often of a vague or indistinct nature: He had a general impression of lights, voices, and the clinking of silver.
5. a mark, indentation, figure, etc., produced by pressure.
6. an image in the mind caused by something external to it.
7. the act of impressing; state of being impressed.
i am not sure what it is, but i think i give people some sort of false impression of me. i think people think of me as naive based upon my very young appearance and perhaps it is because i am quiet until you get to know me. i also dont see myself as very well spoken at times, its not that i dont think i am intelligent, i just dont think i know how to verbally communicate what goes on in my head as well as i should. i am not talking about just acquaintances that pass these judgments about me but even some close friends(well maybe previous close friends). being a quiet observer most of my life, i believe i am really good at picking up on the subtle actions and behaviors of people around me to understand how they really feel, or how genuine they really are. i have always liked this part of me, my ability to read people like a book.
carrie and i went to tacoma a few days ago to see a good friend of mine. out of all my friends i have known him the shortest but i do believe he is probably to most genuine person i know. i often feel discouraged about my lack of friends so it is always good to know no matter how long its been since i have seen him, nothing changes with our friendship except maybe we realize how much more incommon we have and our bonds become stronger. our impression of tacoma has changed quite a bit as well. i always thought of it as the westside's spokane, dirty, culturally deprived, and somewhat dangerous. although somewhat correct in some aspects, tacoma is actually quite nice. and there i go, judging a book by its cover.
noun
1. a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
2. the first and immediate effect of an experience or perception upon the mind; sensation.
3. the effect produced by an agency or influence.
4. a notion, remembrance, belief, etc., often of a vague or indistinct nature: He had a general impression of lights, voices, and the clinking of silver.
5. a mark, indentation, figure, etc., produced by pressure.
6. an image in the mind caused by something external to it.
7. the act of impressing; state of being impressed.
i am not sure what it is, but i think i give people some sort of false impression of me. i think people think of me as naive based upon my very young appearance and perhaps it is because i am quiet until you get to know me. i also dont see myself as very well spoken at times, its not that i dont think i am intelligent, i just dont think i know how to verbally communicate what goes on in my head as well as i should. i am not talking about just acquaintances that pass these judgments about me but even some close friends(well maybe previous close friends). being a quiet observer most of my life, i believe i am really good at picking up on the subtle actions and behaviors of people around me to understand how they really feel, or how genuine they really are. i have always liked this part of me, my ability to read people like a book.
carrie and i went to tacoma a few days ago to see a good friend of mine. out of all my friends i have known him the shortest but i do believe he is probably to most genuine person i know. i often feel discouraged about my lack of friends so it is always good to know no matter how long its been since i have seen him, nothing changes with our friendship except maybe we realize how much more incommon we have and our bonds become stronger. our impression of tacoma has changed quite a bit as well. i always thought of it as the westside's spokane, dirty, culturally deprived, and somewhat dangerous. although somewhat correct in some aspects, tacoma is actually quite nice. and there i go, judging a book by its cover.