How do you define yourself?
As I get "older" I definitely notice changes in how I define myself.
Do you define yourself by your education, your job, your aspirations? Or by your family, your friends, your physical environment? Or perhaps by your inner thoughts and dreams; your deepest hopes and alternately, your deepest fears?
When someone asks you "who are you?" how do you find yourself answering?
Well let me see....
Mentally a staunch defender of traditions and heritage. Open minded but a little to stubborn at the same time. Way to prone to tell my opinion whether its liked or not. Very proud of who I am and where I come from.
Work hard and play harder. Hold family values and true friendship highly. I like to take time to notice the simpler things in life as well. Love the outdoors and spend a lot of time there.
Physically...Big. I'm 6'8" and weigh around 300 pounds. Wear size 18 shoes 😂 Hence the nickname ..Bigfoot. Bigger is better baby 😱 Real easygoing type person overall. Career wise, Federal Bureau of Prisons. I take my job very seriously. Theirs only one way to do your job and thats the right way 😉
Originally posted by MJOILNIR
Well let me see....
Mentally a staunch defender of traditions and heritage. Open minded but a little to stubborn at the same time. Way to prone to tell my opinion whether its liked or not. Very proud of who I am and where I come from.
Work hard and play harder. Hold family values and true friendship highly. I like to take time to notice the simpler things in life as well. Love the outdoors and spend a lot of time there.
Physically...Big. I'm 6'8" and weigh around 300 pounds. Wear size 18 shoes 😂 Hence the nickname ..Bigfoot. Bigger is better baby 😱 Real easygoing type person overall. Career wise, Federal Bureau of Prisons. I take my job very seriously. Theirs only one way to do your job and thats the right way 😉
In your career, do you ever feel a "there but for the grace of god" moment when you interact with the inmates? Or do you feel completely different, seperate, even a little above them?
Do you ever come across inmates who you feel don't belong there, or is it easy to see that if they broke the law, they are where they belong?
Originally posted by silver_tears
I'm going to be terribly cliche and say that I don't find the need to define myself.
What I am one day changes the next, so why expect something from yourself that changes daily.
So you don't find that even among the natural changes and variations in life, there is something in you, or about you, that remains constant? There's no sense of "this is me?"
Originally posted by paybacksare
In your career, do you ever feel a "there but for the grace of god" moment when you interact with the inmates? Or do you feel completely different, separate, even a little above them?Do you ever come across inmates who you feel don't belong there, or is it easy to see that if they broke the law, they are where they belong?
Originally posted by paybacksare
So you don't find that even among the natural changes and variations in life, there is something in you, or about you, that remains constant? There's no sense of "this is me?"
I don't mean to speak for Flirty-Pants but...
I think there's something to be said for just "being" without a set definition. It leaves room for growth and change.
But, I do understand what you're saying about having a core idea of who you are.
Originally posted by paybacksare
So you don't find that even among the natural changes and variations in life, there is something in you, or about you, that remains constant? There's no sense of "this is me?"
Unless you define yourself by such things as you're nationality, or your gender for example, things that you're born into and can't change easily or at all, then I honestly don't believe you're ever the same today as you were yesterday.
Without a doubt my job is an integral part of my identity since I spend so much of my life at it. Doesn't define me. I refuse to think about work when not at work. A duality.
I used to more closely ally my identity to that of the conglomeration of my friends. As time passes, this is beginning to lessen. I guess my identity is drifting closer to a family mindset than my former party lifestyle. I'm more a source of help, strength and support to a close knit group now than just a source of companionship for a large group.
None of these tell who I am. I'm not even sure who I am. It's a symptom of modern life. People are so consumed with schedule, moving from here to there, that there is no time for reflection of this sort. Who's got the time? It's important, but seemingly ancillary nowadays.
Did I do a good job avoiding the question?
I define myself by my skill on the battlefield. When I am standing against an army of a few hundred and my army is behind me out of my line of sight and I charge into battle leading my army like an english mastiff being walked by a 100 lb woman, and I wade through the enemy swinging my sword with a rythem that must have come from the gods dodging shot after shot, dealing death with every step, not stopping until an arrow strikes me dead because no melee weapon can touch me, that's how and when I define myself. The only thing purer then battle is the scent of your women during the victory celebration that night, and having the hunger and ability to take her then and there, in front of many a drunken unlooker.
It's beyond explanation.
Originally posted by clap
Want me to try for you?
No, because that would your personal opinion. In order to define me you have to known me since childbirth and everything I've done till this day very day. Not even friends or relatives could even define me. I think it applies to everyone. Some people might point charateristics (sp?) of myself but couldn't possibly define who I'am ..
But I appreciate you trying.