My Name

            This is a piece that we were encouraged to write by our teacher. She had us look up the meaning of our names and reflect on how much they compare to our actual personalities. I found this exercise to be strangely ironic and kind of entertaining. I hope you will be entertained as well.

            If you look up Jason Paul you’ll find that my first means Healer and my middle name means Noble, so I guess you could say that I’m supposed to be a noble healer. This couldn’t be further from the truth. First off I can’t stand the sight of blood and every time I see a needle chills race down my spine. I literally have to leave the room whenever someone’s being opened up in a T.V. show.

            I wasn’t even supposed to be a Jason Paul; I was supposed to be a Jaclyn. This was much more fitting as it means honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations, courageous, determined, original and creative. It means that I’m a born leader. These descriptions hold true to almost all aspects of my life. I have been made captain every year that I have played club soccer as well as a season of both high school soccer and volleyball. While I’m not so sure how honest I am (I guess I’m being honest when I say that), I do maintain good grades, I’m fairly creative and inventive, and I can be courageous depending on the circumstances surrounding the situation. I guess this is just God’s way of showing that I truly am a Jaclyn at heart.