Lately I've been thinking a lot about identity. Who am I? Where does my confidence come from? What are the little pieces of my soul and heart and past that make me the woman I am?
There's a quote by Joss Whedon (random, I know) about identity that I like:
"Identity is something that you are constantly earning. It is not just who you are. It is a process that you must be active in."
I like that. The idea that my identity is a process is good, I think.
It makes me wonder, what are the things that I have done that I am glad of? What are the little actions that I've kept up that spell out the answer to that question of who I am? And what are the little things that I want to do more of? Or the things that I've completely neglected and want to pay attention to again?
All these thoughts started when I thought last night that it would be nice to make a list of things that I've done that I'm proud of. It struck me that that was an odd thing to want to do, so I asked myself why it seemed like such a good idea, and the answer was that I wanted to dig down real deep, down to the bones of me, and see what I'm made out of so far.
So, I'm going to be thinking of things I've done that make me proud, and I'm going to be writing about them.
The timing seems good-- it's a new year, and I turn twenty five in two weeks. Time to whittle down my reasons why, and separate the good from the bad and try my hardest to carry all the lovely pieces forward.
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