Who Am I To Others?
Well let me just start off by saying that I am a loser and suck at writing sometimes. So please forgive me for not posting in literally a month and one day.
Recently I was talking to my older sister and she asked me which friend I am in my friend group. You know like am I the shy one, the loud one, the nerd, the jock, and so on. Honestly I had no clue. So then it made think what do my friends think of me. Not just in a "which friend am I" kind of way but more in depth. So I sent a text out to my friends and asked them to describe me in five words/phrases or less. This is the compiled list of things that got sent back to me. (Some of the things were repeated between friends).
Recently I was talking to my older sister and she asked me which friend I am in my friend group. You know like am I the shy one, the loud one, the nerd, the jock, and so on. Honestly I had no clue. So then it made think what do my friends think of me. Not just in a "which friend am I" kind of way but more in depth. So I sent a text out to my friends and asked them to describe me in five words/phrases or less. This is the compiled list of things that got sent back to me. (Some of the things were repeated between friends).
- Fun
- Friendly to everyone you meet
- Good Intentions
- Kind
- Confident
- Crazy
- Leader
- Sassy
- Hilarious
- Predictable (as in always has a plan)
- Great Listener/Empathizer
- Pretty
- Strong and Dependable
- Meaningful
- Honest
- Stubborn (in a good way)
- Easy-Going
- Persistent
- Caring
- Perfectionist (about some things)
- Genuine
- Trustworthy
It really surprised me some of the things that they said about me. It got me thinking about how I want others to see me because the possibilities of everyone was seeing me the same way my friends do is extremely slim. How do my teachers see me? The kids I went to high school with? The parents of the kids I babysit? My future sister-in-law? The people I go to church with? My co-workers? Even just the people I interact with once or twice in my entire life? What do they think of me?
I'm not saying I am one of those people who are completely obsessed with how others see them and have their whole life revolve around other peoples opinions. What I am saying is one day I am going to leave this world. One day my kids and their kids and so on will (hopefully) hear stories about me. People will talk about the kind of person I was during my time on earth. That is why I want to know what people think of me now. I don't want someone to remember me as the girl that said something mean to them, or ignored them, or who seemed like they were to good to even socialize with someone. I want to be known as someone who genuinely cared about people. Who listened when someone needed to talk. Who smiled at everyone. That is who I want to be remembered as.
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