My friend sent me this picture ages ago and I found it in my email today and didn't even remember her sending it to me! I love it because it is one fabulous looking zebra!
On a similar note, people often ask me why I use "zebra" on my twitter, bbm, and blog and although I think the answer is simple people are always confused by it. I will post it today and you can decide for yourself whether you get it or whether you're left more confused.
The name "zebra" comes from the saying, "If you're in Central Park and you hear hoof beats behind you do you think horse? Or zebra?" When most people are asked this question they would answer, "horse," because people spending time in Central Park are more likely to experience horses than zebras. People don't expect zebras because naturally there are no zebras in Central Park!
When I attribute this saying to my life I think of the horses as being the people who are expected to do well, stand out, or make a difference in life. The horses are the Christina Aguileras, Ryan Goslings, and Wayne Gretzkys of the world. They are naturally talented and because of their difficult and lucky journey they ended up where they are today. They're the girl you sat next to in high school that aced every test and then went on to become doctor, the boy who sang in every talent show with his lovely voice and then became a back-up singer for JLo, and of course the girl who ate everything and was still 6 feet tall and 120lbs so she went on to become a model. Anyways, the horses are the people who become whatever it is society expects them to become. The zebras, conversely, are the people who become something that society never expected them to become. The zebras are the people like Steve Nash, Susan Boyle, and Rebel Wilson. They had a more difficult time getting to where they are but the journey marked unexpected stripes made them a little bit more fabulous.
Therefore, people may not always expect to see great things coming from my direction but when they hear hoof beats behind them and expect to see a horse they will be quite confused when they turn around and see me: a zebra.
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