Don't You Know Who I Think I Am
I've reached the ripe old age of forty-eight and I'm still discovering who am I. Just when I think I have it figured out, the world shifts and everything I know is distorted. It is similar to gazing through a child's kaleidoscope, the view is constantly changing. When I was twenty and barely dipping my toe into life, this wasn't the future I imagined. Somehow I pictured my life would more glamorous or bigger than it actually turned out to be.
If pressed for an answer, I would say I am a survivor. Surviving one misfortune after another has been the theme of my life. I want to claim this isn't the life I would have chosen for myself, but the majority of things I have overcome are the direct result of a decision made by myself. Now I am older, I finally understand the phrase "youth is wasted on the young." That said, I don't know if I would change a thing, even the bad times. Each event has left its mark upon me and without my scars I would be a different person entirely.
Even after living to tell the tale, I haven't lost my sense of humor or the ability to dance like no one is watching. Life is too short to wallow and be miserable. I try to squeeze as much fun as I can out of every situation, good or bad. I'd rather spend my time and energy spreading love around rather than hate.
If pressed for an answer, I would say I am a survivor. Surviving one misfortune after another has been the theme of my life. I want to claim this isn't the life I would have chosen for myself, but the majority of things I have overcome are the direct result of a decision made by myself. Now I am older, I finally understand the phrase "youth is wasted on the young." That said, I don't know if I would change a thing, even the bad times. Each event has left its mark upon me and without my scars I would be a different person entirely.
Even after living to tell the tale, I haven't lost my sense of humor or the ability to dance like no one is watching. Life is too short to wallow and be miserable. I try to squeeze as much fun as I can out of every situation, good or bad. I'd rather spend my time and energy spreading love around rather than hate.