It was not that long ago that I used to look in the mirror and ask myself, who am I? Why am I here. I have never been one to be very religious. I have a lot of trouble sometimes just in believing that there is any g-d. I am a Jewish-American. Being a Jew has really shaped my life.
I am a minority in this country that is one of the most successful global minorities in the world. We have an established culture that has been developing for thousands of years. Some people refer to us as an ethno-religion which I tend to agree with.
I can talk about being Jewish all day, but what I want to do is talk about finding youself. Sometimes it may seem difficult. Other times you will just feel lost. It is so important to search yourself and know who you are. I know myself better than most 18 year olds I believe. I know that I thrive under routine. To ensure my success, I always make sure to do things in an order that makes sense that I can repeat in the future.
I guess what I am trying to say is to live life to the fullest, be yourself and know who you are and you can make life great by playing to your strengths. It may be difficult at first, but it sure will be worth it.
Who Am I and what do I identify with?
By RossKressel - Posted on February 17th, 2008
Tagged: Personal Idenity
• Philosophy
• Religion
• self confidence
• Self-discovery
• Broad prosperity
It took me a while to find myself too. We've all experienced those middle school days when you just had to be cool. But after that it's like, "What do I do now?" high school really opened up to me my junior year. I was more comfortable with myself and I found that it doesn't matter what everyone else is doing. I am myself and even if they think i'm strange, who cares? So I really love your philosophy and I totally agree with you! We all need to find our true selves somewhere along the way.
When it came to "finding myself", it turned out that the more I used words and labels to attempt to define the reality of myself, the less I knew who I was. Was I a white girl? A Buddhist? A nerd? A raver? A "nonconformist"? A neo-hippie? A beat? A reader? A heterosexual? A homosexual? The list never really ends for the faces we wear, the faces we put on. But when I started to realize that all of these were really masks that I use to understand the world around me and my relation in it, and really had no true bearing on WHO I AM, on who my Self is: only then did I "find my Self", my atman.
"It is you who will define which I you think of when you say I." ~Ram Dass
When it came to "finding myself", it turned out that the more I used words and labels to attempt to define the reality of myself, the less I knew who I was. Was I a white girl? A Buddhist? A nerd? A raver? A "nonconformist"? A neo-hippie? A beat? A reader? A heterosexual? A homosexual? The list never really ends for the faces we wear, the faces we put on. But when I started to realize that all of these were really masks that I use to understand the world around me and my relation in it, and really had no true bearing on WHO I AM, on who my Self is: only then did I "find my Self", my atman.
"It is you who will define which I you think of when you say I." ~Ram Dass