Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

with this for a start, how can we go wrong?

1) I’m grateful that:  a) the world has so many little things that can cause excitement and amusement  and 2) it’s so easy to spot the clark in public, (the photo of the 2 pennies?) I was the one in line at the Dunkin Donuts yesterday, looking at my change as I waited for my coffee and saying ‘what the hell! when did they change this?!!?’  and laughing (at the thought of how I must appear to the customers and the people behind the counter)

2) I am grateful to the Wakefield Doctrine and the company I keep here, in the ‘sphere.  …and not just for the clarks (who help me modify my own worldview), but also to the scotts and rogers for their assent and encouragement.

3) Freely admitting to a certain… ceremonial indulgence in what can only be called superstitious thinking. I will not, however, speak too directly about the approaching end of the Great Wakefield Doctrine 30 Day Challenge, other than to say, ‘what next for everyone’s favorite personality types blog? Any thoughts or suggestion will be appreciated.’

4) Speaking of hypo-peer pressure*, I went over to Achieving Clarity’s post a few minutes ago, and she did that ‘things that made me the person I am‘ exercise. What a lot of fun it was to read… Though not exclusively the domain of a clark, there is something about, (being permitted), to get a glimpse into another’s life that is quite enriching.  (Remember growing up and the first friend that wasn’t a relative? And how, when you went to his/her house for the very first time and showed you her/his toys and stuff, it was like, ‘wow, look at all these…. (different/more than/odd-but-way-interesting) things!’  That’s sort of the kick I got out of reading her Post. A look at some cool/interesting things, without the need to understand, but still allowed the fun to imagine what it means.  ya know?)

5) I normally go for one of the gratitude standbys, on the 2nd Post (for the TToT), in this case, my work. It is true that I’m grateful for having the work that I do, even though it is often a lot of work to get myself to give myself a break long enough to appreciate what I have….  (and if that last does not require a re-read, allow me to say, ‘hello, clark‘  )  I am aware of my own tendency to make things difficult on myself, and, for that awareness, I am grateful.

6) Hey! speaking of work and the Wakefield Doctrine…. Wednesday after leaving the office, I stopped at a small convenience store to buy some ginger ale. ( We don’t drink soda at home, however,  ginger ale is essential to recovering from a cold). As I was getting in my car, a broker from another real estate company drove up, so we chatted a bit. (yeah, I know!  this is something to be grateful for? ) well, the thing of it is, she’s a scott of the first order and even as we talked shop, I  couldn’t help smiling (inwardly) as I noted her scottian characteristics (i.e. eyes… intensity, short declarative sentences).

7) we were talking last night, (on the Saturday Night Call-in), about how well versed so many Readers of this blog are in the principles of the Wakefield Doctrine and how adept at identifying the three personality types many Readers are these days.  As often happens, the conversation focused on rogers, how they can more difficult to spot (purely on the basis of physical appearance) and it brought to mind one of the more remarkable video clips that I’ve found that illustrates the personality types.  Below is an interaction between a scott and a roger. I know I don’t have to tell anyone who is which. I do want to add to your enjoyment of this vid by saying, ‘we all know that rogers are ‘of the Herd’… this is the defining characteristic of their worldview. But this ‘Herd thing’ is, of course, a metaphor‘.
Being a metaphor allows us to gain a greater insight, from the perspective of the Doctrine. Watch how the rogerian character seems to be referring/relating/referencing something around him (not actually there), clearly he is relating to the Herd. Remember what we said last week about how rogers like to leave the TV on, even though they’re not actually watching it?  that is referencing the Herd.

8)  While I not a fan of this time of year, I will admit to not totally hating it when the temperatures get into the 70s and the sky is clear.

9) Despite my natural and understandable impatience with the rate of growth of the new grass in the front yard, it is fun to see the change and  watch it take form (as a real lawn) each day… sorta like the special effects they used to use to introduce to a flashback scene in an old TV show?  wavy…wavier….waviest…. less wavy… least wavy….

10)  the BoSR… without fail, I find a way to reference it each and time I  complete a TToT Post, even when I don’t ‘need’ an item!

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* well, not precisely a ‘real’ word… it is used to describe the state of feeling good about someone that you suspect would be a member of the peer group that you might aspire to, but do not have the nerve (or the rogerian emotional confidence) to openly acknowledge the compliment