Trite phrases and major clichés below...but... it is kinda nice.
Who are you?
I’ll be honest; I first felt to answer this question with a title above labels, personality traits, relationships, and my favorite hobbies. Although these labels are useful to help others get a feel for what I am about and into, I feel they aren’t really showing who I am. So I sat rolling these words around in my head feeling stuck and a bit embarrassed. How on Earth do I answer such a question?
If I were to walk down the halls in school, and ask this “simple” question to others in reference to me, I would most likely get a reponse of “a student” or “a photographer”. Their answer would then be followed up with an adjective like “creative” or “nice”, or perhaps contrasting terms like “lazy” or “rude” (you never know). Although such words and labels can be useful, they can also be misleading about who I really am. I might be a creative student, but I am so much more.
I am my entire lifetime. I am all the houses I have moved into. I am the lyrics I sing and the book pages I gather. I am the apples I bite into. I am the camera shutter I open. I am my father’s absence and my mother’s passing. I am the love between myself and a boy in art school. I call myself a learner, and I call myself a traveler. I also call myself tender and childish. I am doubt, and I am hope. But, I am so much more.
I’ll be honest; I first felt to answer this question with a title above labels, personality traits, relationships, and my favorite hobbies. Although these labels are useful to help others get a feel for what I am about and into, I feel they aren’t really showing who I am. So I sat rolling these words around in my head feeling stuck and a bit embarrassed. How on Earth do I answer such a question?
If I were to walk down the halls in school, and ask this “simple” question to others in reference to me, I would most likely get a reponse of “a student” or “a photographer”. Their answer would then be followed up with an adjective like “creative” or “nice”, or perhaps contrasting terms like “lazy” or “rude” (you never know). Although such words and labels can be useful, they can also be misleading about who I really am. I might be a creative student, but I am so much more.
I am my entire lifetime. I am all the houses I have moved into. I am the lyrics I sing and the book pages I gather. I am the apples I bite into. I am the camera shutter I open. I am my father’s absence and my mother’s passing. I am the love between myself and a boy in art school. I call myself a learner, and I call myself a traveler. I also call myself tender and childish. I am doubt, and I am hope. But, I am so much more.
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"I am all the houses I have moved into. I am the lyrics I sing and the book pages I gather. I am the apples I bite into. I am the camera shutter I open. I am my father’s absence and my mother’s passing. I am the love between myself and a boy in art school. I call myself a learner, and I call myself a traveler. I also call myself tender and childish. I am doubt, and I am hope."
that really moved me. it's full of intimate emotions. i think this is the most personal post you've written so far (and my favorite).
So so relevant...
So much more
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