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Who am I? At first glance, it’s a simple looking question and seems equally simple to answer.

Most
often, I’ll start answering this question by listing off things about myself – my age, what I do for a
living, how many children I have, and so on. But do those things truly define who I am? What about
my hobbies, interests and personality? Once I started thinking about this ‘simple’ question a little
more, I quickly realized, it’s a lot more complicated than I thought – and I found it to be a difficult one
to answer.

See, who I am can also depend on where I am, what I’m doing, who I’m with, among other things.
Who I am is always changing in some ways. Some people will never see certain sides of me, but
each of the many sides of my character make up who I am. In some situations, and with certain
people, I’m totally outgoing,

But there are also, I believe, the fundamental things in our character that truly define us that will
never change, no matter how old we get, or who we’re with. I am someone who believes that
everyone should live their lives – as long as they aren’t hurting anyone else – doing whatever makes
them happy. I’ve never, and will never, push my own personal beliefs on anyone. And, even when I
don’t see eye-to-eye with someone else on a topic, I realize that it’s not my place to impose what I
believe in their life.

So maybe that’s who I am? But that can’t be it, right? There’s got to be more to me than just my
‘ability’ to leave other people alone, doesn’t there?

In reality, it’s a complex question to answer. And, I could answer as truthfully and thoroughly as I
possibly could today, but by tomorrow, that answer could be totally different.

Although we often feel like who we are is largely ‘decided’ and defined by others and how they view
us, we are the only person who is with ourselves at every moment of our lives from when we’re born
to our death. I am the only person experiencing this completely unique perspective of being me. It’s
also been said before that who you are when no one is watching will truly define who you are as a
person. So, it’s really up to each person to recognize who they are when there are no eyes on them,
and create their own definition.

Who I am is an always-changing, learning and evolving person. I’m willing to learn from my
experiences, apply them to my life and hope that they make me a better person. And, if I can help do
the same in someone else’s life, that just adds so much happiness to who I am as a person involved
in their life. No, not everyone I know will see my best Miley Cyrus impression, but maybe that’s not
the side of who I am that they need to see.

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