Creating myself...

One thing I've learned in my process of becoming a writer and artist is that in order to determine what you are, it is sometimes helpful to first determine what you aren't. So, here goes.

I am not... someone who stands still. I said I wanted to go to Oaxaca and that I wanted to see the Day of the Dead festival, and I am.

I am not... afraid. I said I wanted to do art shows, and I did.

I am not... alone. I have had lots of support with my art, my writing, and this blog.

I am not... unable. I have kept up this daily blog for over four months, even on days I think I have nothing to say.

I am not... boring. If not true for anyone else, I like my blog, I like my photos, and I like my writing.

I am not... a procrastinator. I may not have a novel together yet, but I am moving forward in my work on being a writer.

I am not... unrealistic. I know how to shape my dreams into modes that are completely possible, like this blog.

I am not... doubtful. If the saying, I think, therefore I am, is true, then I write, therefore I am a writer.

All these things I am not are exactly the things I once feared most that I was. Perhaps the thing I was most afraid of, though, was the fact that I can shape who I am. It's a frighteningly large responsibility I had long left up to other people. Or at least what I thought other people would choose. Now I am no longer afraid to take on the responsibility of creating myself.


Interesting person #5.