Why Am I Me?

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By David S. Edge

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Ok, Ok,…we’ve all done something goofy in our lives. And taking that inspirational moment to be silly or goofy is what can make you….you! What was that moment you did the deed and what was your inspiration? Were you showing off for that potential girlfriend or boyfriend? Was just you and some pals goofing off? Or was it a dare or a bet? Now just what made you do it?

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Currently, I have a picture on my computer screen saver that is a picture of me with a large Iguana on my head. Now, this is no small Iguana, in fact, that bugger probably weighed 15-20 pounds, (think small dog). Its tail was about three feet long and it was green and black.Many clients who see the screen saver picture can’t believe I let that ugly thing touch me. I just laugh as it was another life experience that was unexpected.

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As I recall we had just finished a business meeting and we were walking down to the beach where a local kid was renting surfboards. As we got closer we realized he had a pet Iguana. As we approached I asked the kid if I could take a picture with the Iguana. Now what I expected and what happened were two different things Now what I expected and what happened were two different things. I thought the kid was just going to stand next to me and we pose with his Iguana. Instead, the kid promptly plucks the large lizard off his shoulder and places it on mine!!!! Yikes!

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But instead of just sitting on my shoulder, lickety-split …. the darn thing crawled up to the top of my head! Thank goodness I
was wearing a baseball cap! I just froze and my partner David Schaeffer (the other David in our office) was laughing so hard I
didn’t think he could take the picture! But take the picture he did and now I’m the proud owner of a wonderful goofy moment in my life!

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So, what was your goofy or silly thing you did in your past?
Because that thing (or in some cases many
things or many moments for some of us), is what made you, you!