You’ve heard the request to ‘be somebody?’ Be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, and more. The request usually comes from an adult speaking to someone who screwed up. They ask why we can’t be better than what we’re in trouble for. It’s different when we’re in trouble with ourselves.
PERSONAL IDENTITY: WHAT TO LOOK FOR
November 3, 2021 by
Personal identity starts the moment you meet someone. You’ve got yours, they’ve got theirs, and the games begin. Maybe you go first and talk about the love you feel for where you grew up. Or they go first and talk about why they left where they grew up as fast as they could. After that […]
HOMEWARD: THE DREAM AND THE REALITY
September 6, 2021 by
Homeward bound isn’t so much a destination as it is a memory. Sure you can go home, but is it really home if you’re gone a while? Yes it is, and it’s the memory that defines your relationship to where you are. Are you home? Close to home? Check your look in the mirror to […]
BE YOURSELF SINCE EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN
May 18, 2021 by
If we’ve learned one thing in baby boomer life it’s Be Yourself. Mr. Spielberg may have a different take, but he’s still Steven Spielberg. Not to say he’s got a mental health problem like multiple personalities, but who turns into a different person? Every year? Maybe it works best in his world, where personal identity […]
PERSONAL IDENTITY BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA POST
July 19, 2019 by
Meeting new people who roll out their personal identity is a thrill when it works out. I’ve learned so much by listening. (No matter what people who know me say, I do listen, just not to them.) An American family tradition, maybe your family tradition, is being kind to strangers, of giving others the benefit […]
