I Am Whatever You Say I Am

Our perception of ourselves is one thing but the way other people see us can be a whole different ballgame. Some people see only one side of us and take that and run with it while others make us in to some larger person than what we are (not saying that’s always a bad thing, but it is a different thing).

For the most part, I think I’m pretty ok and nothing too good or too bad would be in my self-description. Lately though, I’m feeling more like Eminem with just not having the energy to try and dissuade someone from pigeonholing me in to something else. I mean, these aren’t people that I tend to really care about with too much passion one way or another so I feel like wasting more energy trying to get them to be realistic. If they can only think of me as one dimensional then so be it. I could get all holier than thou and say that it is their loss for being so narrow minded but I’ll refrain from that for now.

Then there are the rare cases where someone sees you as a whole and as doesn’t discount your potential negatives but makes you seem pretty awesome when they talk about you. It’s times like these that you want to be that person they describe all the time. Obviously I must portray these qualities often or else the intricate description wouldn’t fall so easily from their lips.

These are the people I want to surround myself with more and not just because some might construe it as an ego boost. I want to be around these people because they tend to be the ones that I have the most fun with, am the most at ease with and yes, every now and then I need a little reminder that I rock at certain things. I spend so much time trying to be on point for others that I might lose myself in the process. So if it’s fun, they’re fun and great people on multiple levels, why not let the good vibes keep going?