Describe yourself
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Who are You?written by Rio Denali
(Originally written several years ago, before I had completed my published bio... But, for the record, I still feel this way. Like everyone else, I am so much more than what my bio says...it remains only a skeleton version of the flesh and blood adventures and goals that make me who I am today.)
(Originally written several years ago, before I had completed my published bio... But, for the record, I still feel this way. Like everyone else, I am so much more than what my bio says...it remains only a skeleton version of the flesh and blood adventures and goals that make me who I am today.)
If someone asked you to define yourself right now, could you? Where would you begin?
Would you begin with your past, after all your past is makes up the building blocks of who you are today. Do you begin instead with your dreams and ambitions? (Some would say we are better defined by where we are going, than by where we have been.)
This is my struggle. I have been told that I must introduce myself to you, the reader. This got me thinking.....in normal life we just jump in with others.
In a normal conversation, in a normal setting, we take acquaintances at face value without knowing their past, their bio, their deepest thoughts and aspirations. Is it really necessary for me to bare my soul here and now? Do you need to know me to read me, to follow me, to understand my writing?
For the past several days I have sat paralyzed by this task: Defining myself. Explaining who I am, where I come from, and where I am going -- in a blurb or paragraph, or even a page.
Subtle nuances are lost on print; as labels define they also feel harsh and limiting.... I realize am so much more than the sum of the words, and no page can begin to capture the essence of what makes me who I am.
Try it for yourself. Write your bio; write your story. Explain yourself. Give it a shot.... See? It's much harder than it looks!
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- This article was originally featured on RioDancesOnTheSand.com, a blog for the thinking person... Written by Rio Denali, a 30-something with peculiar curiosities, who makes the observations that many of us avoid. Full of useful links and entertaining articles, it is a fun favorite for the intelligent reader. For more great articles like this, please visit RioDancesOnTheSand.com.
