My co-workers in the Physical Therapy Clinic in which I work every Friday like to tease me about being a "Food Snob." I like to call myself a food connoisseur it sounds so much nicer but food snob is ok and a lot easier to spell. Mirriam-Webster defines connoisseur as:
1. Expert; especially: one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an are and is competent to act as a critical judge
2. one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties.
I am not a picky eater. I will eat just about anything and I like most things, however, for me to really say that something is great...well let's just say it takes a lot to impress me enough to say that.
I had a massage yesterday and I realized that I am a massage snob/connoisseur too. I love getting a massage but it takes a lot for me to say when one is great. Today in lab we practiced massage. I tried to impress upon the students what makes a great massage. Two things that are very important to me are 1) confidence and 2) being mentally in the massage. Yes, good hands are important and touch and speed and pressure but you can have all of those things and without having confidence or thinking about the tissue then all those other things really lose their punch. Think about it... someone might have a really good touch but if you notice that they are thinking about other things, it just ruins an otherwise really good massage.
I believe those two attributes are important to the success of most things we do. What do you think? Are you a connoisseur? Let me know....
1 comment:
Good post. I think more to the point is that no one wants to feel as if they are an obligation. If you're not a direct part of someone's attention span then...well, let's just say that you (they) might as well not even bother.
The same thing goes for food, music, clothes, etc. If a true effort is not given then there is really no point in the effort. Your time might as well be spent doing something else. I'm pretty sure we can apply that to anything in life.
And by the way…never apologize for recognizing or appreciating greatness. That’s what makes things worth it.
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