I'm a snail.

My wife was asked once what type of animal does she herself as. She answered that she would be an eagle that would soar through the skies and was an animal with few predators. She asked me what I saw myself as. I told her a snail. A snail can curl up in his shell and take his time to where he needs to go. She wasn't too thrilled with the response which was my intention to begin with but I think she still feels that I was serious about my response.

I don't blame her. I've given her reason to believe I'm a snail. I'm amazed at how much she has accomplished within a year. She left an agency which she helped to establish to move onto a higher paying job which has allowed her to stand apart from other employees as someone who takes action and makes things happen. She finished her certificate in Business at Baruch College, and has taken an evening course in public speaking apart from her regular classes.

I can't say I have been as active. I'm still at the same job and haven't taken any of the classes I promised myself I would take.

Really need to remove this snail stigma.