I'm ridiculously pleased that my name is suddenly popular. According to the Guardian Top 100, (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/29/baby-names-list) Eve is #68 (Evie's #12!). I know it's silly to be so happy, but all through school, I was the only Eve (I think there was another a few years younger but don't remember properly). The only Eves I knew of were, well, the one who got blamed for absolutely everything (Adam always seemed to get off lightly - it wasn't his fault, he was tempted...).
Eve Ensler (http://www.vday.org) was the first "Eve" role model I had (a fantastic role model for anyone, I think) and by my 20s, I started growing into my name.
Is your name on this year's list?
Do you wish there were more people to share it with or do you wish you had a more unusual name? (The grass often seems greener.)
As we enter 2009, think about not just your name but who you are becoming. What do you want people to think of when they hear your name? (We all judge names by people we've known who've had them.)
How can you become more like the person you want to be? How can you become more yourself?
© Eve Menezes Cunningham / http://www.applecoaching.com/ 2008.
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