Who You Are

Today I was thinking about what makes us who we are.

People say that our friends are a reflection of us. Am I like my friends?

People say that you are what you eat. Am I a cherry tomato? Avocado? Baby carrot?

People say your family is who you are. That's very flattering.

Your friends and your family and the way you treat them may be a reflection of your character but how do we actually explain to anyone - or more importantly - to ourselves who we are.

Melissa is a person who likes to joke around. Melissa is a person who loves to write, make videos, listen to music, play with animals, read, travel, swim... these are just some of my hobbies.

But who am I?

What defines me? What makes me different from my neighbour or friend or brother or you, the person reading this blog?

I usually hate these kind of questions, so forgive me for sounding "out there" in this post. But what is the difference between all of us?

I look at people I surround myself with throughout every day life and can't help but think I'm so different. I feel like I work differently, like I belong to something bigger.

That's when I came upon a thought:

perhaps who we are is defined by who we want to be.

People who want to do and accomplish certain things are definitions of what it is they'd like to do.

Our character is reflected in what we want and hope to do.

I want to travel, cook, write, act, be successful, live in so many different places, have kids, be an amazing mom and wife... this defines me. Even though I haven't done much of any of the above yet, it's the fact that I want to do and accomplish all of the above that makes me who I am.

There are people who one day just want to be a car owner, or baseball player or an accountant, etc. and that is what makes them who they are today. What they want in the future is a definitive.

That's not to say that what we want in the future may not change - this is why we change every day. Perhaps that's why youth is so fascinating. You can be whoever you want to be because your hopes and dreams for the future are still scattered upon the stars.

I could just be writing on and on now. However, this makes sense in my head. Like I said, I see things differently. That's what makes me who I am - the way I see my future from the way you see yours.

Cheers to the future and to who you are.