1 - Who are you now?
2 - How are you different?
3 - Would you be friends with your old self?
I'm an explosive, creative character. I don't hide my feelings, I am in a constant state of change, I have experienced things I thought were years away. I do things because I can, I have a "why not" attitude. I don't care what people think, which is mostly true, but there are a number of exceptions.
My outlooks have changed, my priorities have changed, some things have dropped off the radar, other things are surprisingly important.
I'm not sure if the Now Me, would be friends the Then Me. Actually, I think it's the other way around. The Then Me, wouldn't be friends with the Now Me. My character is a little more...robust.
My old self was reliable, she made an effort, she was a good student, daughter and friend. But, she was rather shut off, had preconceptions about things and wouldn't really listen, or look to understand. She's not like that so much these days.
June 2008
So what happened?
Things change, environments change. Your influences are no longer, your parents, teachers and friends. It's now colleagues, new friends and society. You get more responsibility, the group of people you know are are from all over the city/world, they have different backgrounds, they have different influences.
You can no longer say whatever you feel like (which has become customised to your school audience), you have to be more selective. More people will disagree with you, and they'll let you know it too. You will have to have facts to back up your arguments.
You make decisions, the outcome not being what you expected, and you have to deal with it. You hear the world differently, you see things you've not seen before, even though they've been there. How you react to these, this creates the new you.
It's all yours now, you are in complete control. You are not being dictated to about where to be and when, how you are to behave. These are all your decisions. If you don't show up to work, your choice, but you also have to deal with consequences.
So, I'll ask again
Who are you now?
How are you different from the you that attended your high school?
Would you be friends with your old self?
What do you like about your old self?
What do you dislike about your old self?
9 comments:
interesting. I feel that this is a good excercise.
I have no doubt that I would be friends with my old self. But I'm also pretty sure I would talk shit on myself....which is sad, but I have completely changed and the person I was then would annoy me now. It would piss me off seeing how much potential she was wasting by partying all the time yet at other times would be jealous of her free spirit and nativity.
Hey girl!
Great post - actually it's very interesting and I think it's so true that we all do change. The core of who I am may not, but I know many things in my life or who I am have changed. I think that's more natural....
I love this post!
ps - you're still beautiful now and then:)
I suppose my biggest change is 'relaxing'. I am possibly the most stressful person on the planet. After high school and after meeting my soul mate he showed me that it is okay to relax and let what comes come. Yeah I would be friends mainly because i'll be friends with anyone who's a good person. I hate how I use to focus all of my attention on school
Thanks for your sweet coment Bombola! Great post!
I've changed so much from Uni days, let alone high school days (I suppose I'm older than everyone here, oh dear!). I no longer party 'til the early hours of the morning dancing (or if I'm up late, I suffer the entire week after that), I am a little more cynical/bitter (don't ask)...I would definitely be friends with my old self (more easy going & happy go lucky than I am now), I liked that about me, and now I dislike my naivety in my old self...
Oh dear, that sounds bitter..
this is super cool! thank you for the last comment, i was having a rather sad day...it was so sweet xo
Great post. You've got me thinking about who I was and how I'm different these days..
This is a great post!
It's really got me thinking. I would be friends with my year-ago old self, but not my high school self! I have gone low-high-low, hopefully I can break out this this crappy low before 2009!
I think this is great. I am in my senior year of high school (a time of big change!) and I hope that I will be able to make the same strides in self improvement that you have. This was highly intriguing and inspiring.
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