Knowing who we are

We’re constantly talking about how important it is to “know yourself”. I always agree with this and I admire people who do know who they are. At times I have to think about how well I do actually know myself. 

I would probably recognize myself in an ad with a description of me but beyond that I’m not sure if I know myself as well as all the different people that have met me do. This thought often scares me as it seems to me that I don’t have the ability to look beyond my own surface to see what’s there. 

But on the other hand – who cares? Firstly, I’m still pretty young (why keep I forgetting that?) and who I am will change so many times that I’ve decided to stay curious to see how I’ll turn out to be. And secondly, if I’d wake up one day to realize that everyone my age (really young too) would suddenly know who they are, would that give me a disadvantage? Certainly not :-)

 

What I know is that I like myself with all the positive and negative things I’m aware of. I know enough about myself to see where I want to improve and this itself is already a big task. I know what is important to me and many of my limits (mentally, physically and morally). I roughly know what I want to achieve in my life and what I’m striving for. 

As for the rest with all its blind spots – surprise me! I’m seriously eager for feedback in any perspective and I always take it to my heart. I’m curious to find out more and I want to stay curious, instead of settling with a version of me that’s set instead of dynamic. That gives me plenty of space and possibilities for improvement and new discoveries. This is a comforting thought for me and I prefer that to being able to say for sure that I know who I am.