I have often had these same thoughts, and actually still do, questioning am I my real me or just being who everyone has always told me I am? So many labels get assigned to us, pretty, jock, smart, shy, lazy, etc. Whatever those labels are, said enough times you believe they are who you are. It is hard to separate what is truly the authentic you. An ongoing search for sure.
I am you. The similarities are uncanny. Look forward to reading more as you discover who you really are. I am a writer. So are you. Now, what else might we be as we re-define ourselves in midlife? Curious to find out.
I have often had these same thoughts, and actually still do, questioning am I my real me or just being who everyone has always told me I am? So many labels get assigned to us, pretty, jock, smart, shy, lazy, etc. Whatever those labels are, said enough times you believe they are who you are. It is hard to separate what is truly the authentic you. An ongoing search for sure.
Oh yes, the labels! High school superlatives we internalize...band geek, nerd, most likely too whatever.
I am you. The similarities are uncanny. Look forward to reading more as you discover who you really are. I am a writer. So are you. Now, what else might we be as we re-define ourselves in midlife? Curious to find out.
There's a lot of us out here -- searching.
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