Who Are You?

I really want to know..Raise your hand if you love the Who..

I have been thinking about identities. Who are you? Who do you think you are? And why?

Labels and identities  define us as people. These definitions start even before we are born, boy or girl? As we move through life, we pick up more identities, more labels that define who we are. How we look, act, where we live, what our careers are, even how and what we eat.

How many of these identities and labels do we create and how many are created for us? And how do we view ourselves through these labels?

This thought has been on my mind as I am looking for a new job. I recently found out that as of the end of the year, I would no longer have a job, my position (and whole office) is being dissolved. I have had the same job, sat in the same office and worked with the same people for close to 10 years. My employment became part of my identity. Potential unemployment changes part of my identity, or does it?  With all of the identities and labels, which one(s) really defines us? Am I defined by what I have been doing at my desk in my office for years? Or does the title Mommy, or even Single Mommy really define me? I don't know the answer.

This goes back to the question of who do you think you are? When asked "Tell me about yourself", what do you lead off with? We have so many pieces that make up the puzzle that is our existence, to pick the brightest pieces, the one that stands out the most is a daunting exercise.

So ask yourself, which labels defines who I really am? 

xo