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Who Are You?

Everybody has a distinct identity and a story, but what's yours? Do you truly know?

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We live in the age of technology, the age where many people find it more important for others to view their social media posts with admiration rather than their true identity. This obsession is just a distraction and takes away from what really matters. People are constantly changing. Constantly evolving. Constantly growing. As life progresses, different traits are integrated into your personality, but many of these changes go unnoticed because of interests being occupied elsewhere. It’s important that you know who you are now and who you want to be. Without being aware of yourself you can’t gain a better understanding of your surroundings. You need to fully commit to yourself before you can start to commit to other people, which is why it’s vital that you understand your being better than you understand somebody else.


How do you see yourself?

Is who you are now who you always were?

What parts of your personality do you like?

How do you want other people to see you?

How can you change the parts you don’t like?


It’s easy to become lost in the craziness that is the world and end up becoming someone that we’re not meant to be or don’t want to be. This is why it’s so important to reflect on who you are to that you can become the person you’re proud to be. You have to be your own hero. Trying to become your own hero can show you your true potential, which is a good change. Change isn’t always a bad thing; in fact it’s rather welcome because it makes for a less boring life. As a matter of fact, many times throughout your life you will change. You’ll gain different perspectives and become different people. It’s good to experiment with who you are so that you can discover yourself, but you should never lose sight of everything and everybody you once were. Remember the past and carry it with you because those are still characteristics that were a part of you which you learned from.

Nobody says it better than The Doctor ("Doctor Who") himself. “We all change when you think about it. We’re all different people, all through our lives, and that’s okay. That’s good. You’ve got to keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be.”



And we are. We are all different people all throughout our lives. We’re not the same people we used to be when we were children. That’s because we gained perspective, learned more, became wiser, and changed. We changed to fill in our new surroundings. We changed because we had to. All those characteristics that we had when we were younger, however, they’re all still with us. They influence our everyday lives. This is what keeps us moving. Goals, downfalls, successes and failures are what define us. They demonstrate who we are and what we want in life. Explorations, discoveries, and information are how we change. We change to accommodate our experiences, which is why changing is so important. If you‘re not the person you truly are, then there is nothing in your way from making your escape and finding yourself. Be who you were meant to be because nothing in the world will make you happier than that. Everybody has a purpose, and if you haven't found yours, that's because it's waiting to be discovered.

Who are we? We are people who are constantly changing. Constantly evolving. Constantly growing. Who are you?

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