Year in the life of Dez...day 23

Lables...

Have you ever been asked to describe yourself without telling what you are or what you do? Like... you can't say I am an office manager, mother, christian...

If I had to describe myself it would be thus:

I am and energetic, loyal, happy, free thinking female who loves with all her heart and wears emotion on her sleeve.

Most of us identify ourselves with what we are or what we do. Sure, we may be really good at those things, but that isn't WHO WE ARE. People tend to label others in order to associate or connect with them. A Christian usually associates with other Christians... a Mother with other Mothers... A business man with other business men. I am sure you get my point.

I pride myself on my ability to connect with ALL different types of people. I try not to put myself in a mold, or label myself as anything but a person. I can remember my college Room-mate making the comment once that she was amazed that I could be friends with our Suite mates AND be really good friends with a girl who led an alternative lifestyle. She stated that because they were totally opposite people. I think I just shrugged and said "Yeah".

Another thing I wonder about a lot is... What do people think of me. Not in a bad way or in a way that effects the way I am...or the way I react... but in a way that I am curious. When People see me, or talk to me for the first time, what are they thinking?

There is a song that Willy Porter has called "Paper Airplane" and in the story behind the song is: One day after he had just moved into an apartment he was looking out his window. When he looked down into a window of another tenant he saw a naked woman standing there. It isn't a perverse song at all... it is more like he is "looking into the soul" of this woman trying to figure her out.

I was thinking today, when people see me... what do they see (other than the crazy lady driving down the road singing in the car at the top of her voice)? Do I exude any qualities? I want to... I want to exude the statement I made above. So do I? What do you exude?