In the last few weeks, I've been going through a lot of soul searching and self reflection. With all of these new titles and responsibilities coming my way, I'm finding it more and more important to take time to figure out what I'm doing, what I'm working towards. I've started journaling, in an effort to get my personal life sorted. It's lead to some powerful revelations and many questions, but I think a start is better than nothing. As I sat down to do homework today, however, I stumbled across a question that's pertinent to all of us.
What is Self?
How do we define who we are? With titles? By actions?
It's something that I'm not quite sure on myself. I, of late, seem to define myself by titles. Dancer, Swing President, RA, Student, Daughter, Sister...But if I strip all these away, just look at the person that I am, who am I? Are we defined only by the titles we hold, the things we do, what we believe? Or is there something more at the heart of things? Something that is so uniquely one's 'self', that it can't be defined or compared?
All of this had had me thinking. I honestly don't have any answers to these questions. I've got speculations, but nothing concrete that I could put into words. Part of my journey seems to be sorting some of this out. And maybe it's different for every person. Maybe I'll find an answer that is completely different than someone else's.
I hope this gives you something to think about. Maybe you need to answer those questions too?
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