Thinking while blogging, people can’t be defined

In thinking of all the ways I classify myself, I also think of how I choose to reveal only certain aspects of who I feel I am to different people. I believe I try to read the person I’m talking to in search of how much they can handle. And then there are situations or places where I put on a certain persona to everyone I see there. The reasons vary from wanting to fit in, ideciding if it’s socially acceptable in the particular environment, sharing my personal life on a need to know basis etc. Even though I may have 15 personas (just a random guess), I like to think that I am not lying to anybody about who I am.

It is all me. Every one of my masks if you will is non-judgemental, compassionate, caring, sensitive, unconfident and spiritual.

People really can’t be defined according to groups they identify with. People are very complex (as we well know). Can we ever really completely know a person? Do we even really completely know ourselves? I think we hope to keep learning ourselves and I know that we are constantly changing according to our experiences and thoughts.

If you like a person, do you like them because of their personal qualities?

non-judgemental, compassionate, caring, sensitive, unconfident and spiritual

Or because of the groups they identify with?

Mother

Wife

Teacher

Christian

Dog Lover

Butterfly collector

Angel Believer

Has danced on a bar table

Donates to many charities

Book lover

Music lover

Has been unfaithful

Is bisexual

Afraid of mice

Likes to Crochet

Likes to Cross-stitch

What if you share 10 of the 15 groups with this friend but then suddenly find out that there are another 5 that you don’t identify with or feel are wrong?

Do you still like this person or does it change your opinion?

For every person, there would be a different answer to this question so I’m not really posing these questions. In fact I really don’t know what my point is…lol…I guess I’m just thinking out loud.

My first in 34 years

We got our tree today, a real tree! With branches and pine pitch and everything! hehe It’s my first real tree for Christmas ever! I’m so excited about it!

It’s just perfect in every way. The dogs apparently thought so too though and tried to make the tree their very own by urinating on it! Therefore they were all in their crates while the rest of the family decorated.

Tonight my husband has to go back to work but at least we got to have quality time with the tree today and the house is more festive. I can’t believe how soon the holiday will be here. My parents will be home from Florida this Saturday and then I’m planning on doing some Christmas shopping hopefully Sunday if she’ll watch the kids.

This week we have Riss’ band concert on Wednesday and Saturday she’s dancing at the mall. Next week Kev has a Christmas play on Wednesday and then Thursday is our last day of school before Christmas break. This is the longest I ever remember Christmas vacation being- awesome!

I still have fluid in my left ear. Last night I played around and pulled on my ear and such and eventually it felt like it drained and didn’t bother me for the rest of the night but now today it’s back and driving me bonkers. My husband said I should have had it checked at the Health Center today but that isn’t where I wanted to spend my Sunday. But I don’t want feel like this all week either so I really hope that by tomorrow whatever is causing the water sound in my ear has moved itself out of my ear!

I think I’ll start wrapping up a few of the gifts I’ve bought for family members tonight.