Each breath drawn, each step taken, and each word formed tells a story of the person performing these actions. Anyone familiar enough with human nature can spend hours observing a person and have the ability to define each characteristic that that person contains. Even if the person has put up a wall against the world, the ability to see through to their core remains. A simple characteristic which is the foundation of all others can be seen with a simple observation of how a person walks.
For every person, there’s a way of thinking; each way of thinking is portrayed through different postures when walking. One posture is one that leads with the person’s head. When the head is shifted forward, much like you think a snake’s is when it’s filled with curiosity, it reveals logical thought. Like the geek that walks hunched over in school, this person is usually intelligent. Otherwise, it’s like the troubled student that hunches just the same, mulling over the various solutions to his problem, calculating which is best. Next is the ever-classic posture where the person leads with his or her chest, or more specifically his or her heart. This is the pride that surges in the young man as he goes out to accomplish his dreams. It’s the nervous girl who races to be alongside the one she loves. These people follow their heart, their dreams, what they want; it’s all that matters to them. The last common sign is when a person leads with his or her hips. Usually portraying physical or instinctive thoughts, this walk is often associated only with girls. Even so, it is just as common for guys as is for girls. It is the girl that walks down the hall with confidence in her body, just as it is the guy who believes he out ranks the rest. With each of these foundations, or patterns of thought, it doesn’t matter if it’s just for a day or even just for a couple of hours, it will show.
The manner in which a person walks doesn’t just reveal the way in which he or she is thinking; it can also divulge that person’s self esteem. A common sign is hidden within the arms where the range of motion is the key. A person who exudes confidence is usually less controlled with their arms, meaning they have a wide range of motion. This is the girl who parades through the halls, the one who will take even the toughest guy out with her arms if he isn’t careful. The opposite of her is the fairy-like girl, slender and quiet, who will keep her arms close, if not right by her side, when she walks, dancing out of anyone’s way. The impish girl keeps her arms close due to a lack of confidence, something everyone hits at one point or another. Another common indicator is in the bounce; a confident girl will strut, while a quiet girl might glide. Just as a confidence level can both sky rocket and plummet within a single hour, the walk will change to mirror each of those changes in confidence.
Simple signs that everyone portrays, yet few notice. They reveal the stories of motivation and confidence as they rise and drop, twist and turn, and appear and vanish. It’s all a coded language that every being speaks, although few realize they’re fluent in it.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Walk Which Way?
Posted by m.vincent at 6:45 AM
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4 comments:
Morgan i thought this was a very interesting unique entry for your blog. I found myself seeing how I walked and why I walked this way. The only thing I think you can improve is make it a little less formal... but i thought it was very well written.
Postive: This post was very well writen and insightful. I always have ntoiced how people walk according to their personalities, but I never knew how to put it into words.
Critism: My only critism is I am little confused about the main idea of this blog.
Your essay was very interesting to read and truly demonstrated human nature. You had many supporting details as well as great commentary. I think that you showed some personality in your writing style; especially when you refer to some people as hunched over geeks or girls that walk down the halls like they own the world. You had some very interesting points and I can't wait to read what you come up with next!
You're quite clever--you also know how to play tricks to make this piece work for you.
You write a sentence fragment here: "Simple signs that everyone portrays, yet few notice." Why does it work? Why am I not writing NO SENTENCE FRAGMENTS!
Your commentary for this paragraph is exemplary, but the opening is a bit off. "For every person, there’s a way of thinking; each way of thinking is portrayed through different postures when walking." It's awkward in structure and is in need of simplification. Don't overwrite the piece. Think: Will my reader get what I'm saying? Am I more concerned about looking smart or communicating effectively?
Effective communication always comes first!
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