A week or so ago, I ran into a friend of my sisters that I've known for probably 15 years. I haven't seen her in close to six years so when she looked at me a bit funny I didn't think anything of it until she said "Oh my God! You look so great I never would've recognized you." Interestingly enough, the day immediately following that interaction, I ran into another friend at work whom I haven't seen in 9 months and she was equally confounded.
It started me thinking about how much things have really changed. I feel very much like the same person but it's clear from their reaction that in some ways I have changed significantly I don't look the same, I probably don't act quite the same, walk the same and in many ways, don't think the same.
We all change through the course of our lives. We grow older, are exposed to more situations and must adapt to pressures surrounding us. But what of the things we don't change? What beliefs do we hold about ourselves that are out of date or simply untrue?
Assignment:
1. Describe yourself in one word.
2. Why do you use that word?
3. What other labels would you have used?
4. Why did you rank your list in that order?
5. Think of three reasons why someone who knows you and loves you would disagree with that label.
6. What word would they use?
7. Could they be right?
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