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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
 

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DEFINE WHO YOU ARE

Here are your parameters:

This DOES NOT mean what you do for a living, or who you are in your family.  I don't want you to write about being a Father or Mother or Daughter or Son.  In fact, leave your family and your job out of this entirely.  I want you to tell us what makes YOU tick.  How do you see yourself?  Are you talented?  Frustrated?  Happy?  When you think about this definition, think about YOURSELF.  What makes you who you are?  What dreams do you think about?  What does it take to let you feel that you are worthy or good or respected?  Who are you?  Make this your own.  You can write or post pictures or put up your art or poetry, whatever you like!  We love seeing it!

You have until May 15th.




This is really going to be hard to answer.  I mean from the moment you are born you are part of something bigger than you... a family you are the baby then you are the child sister or brother and you are always connected to something other than just yourself so you can get into tangles and cross states of being without even realizing it.  But I'm going to try and answer this as best I can.  I think it's an interesting question even if I may not be able to answer it.

Other people make me tick...  I mean without my connections to other people there wouldn't be much to do with life.   That's what life is all about right?  Loving other people, helping them, connecting with them...  We can make life so much more than cleaning, working, and eating and sleeping if we have other people to be around. 

God I really don't think I'm doing justice with this question... 

Ok the fundamentals of what makes me tick.  *a couple minute pause*

My heart ticks off time...  I fallow my heart...  sometimes I suppress it because I don't want to feel things I feel because it's too hard to deal with sometimes.  What could I not live without... My love of animals.  I have to have a fuzzy creature around.  I've desided cats are my favorites.  They aren't as needy as dogs so Cats are a plus in life.

I don't see myself in a very good light most of the time.  Maybe this is why this question is hard?  I try to please people too much.  I don't understand what people mean all the time in fact most of the time I don't understand what people are talking about.  It's dyslexia I think.  My crossed wires in my brain.  I blend into things around me.  I do a really good job of this most of the time.  I blend into the background.  I even take on other peoples personalities.  I really don't think I have a personality of my own.

I am not talented.  I have done many things... art, piano, trumpet, gymnastics, ballet, theatre... but I excell at nothing.  I am mediocre at all things... there's a phrase people use but I can't remember it.  I'm sure someone will post it in my comment section though. 

I'm frustrated with myself for stepping over to the dark side.  I can't seem to get myself out of the rut.  I don't really care to either. 

I'm happy occationally.  Not with anything in particular that i've done.  Mostly with things I've said wrong or with things other people have said in my presence.  Today I laughed for a long time about poptarts.  It's going to be my brothers new nickname next time I see him.  He'll never know why but it will amuse me.  Sorry I was suppose to keep family out of this.

Who am I?  I've been called different names since I was born by different people.  None of them have I chosen for myself.  Some have been bad and some have been good but none were chosen by me.  If I had the choice I don't know what I would name myself.  I don't even think I'd like myself if I was introduced.  I'd probably think I was too quiet or too loud.  I'd probably think I stared too much or didn't pay attention and listen quit so much.  Maybe I read too many things into too many lines that weren't said... 

What dreams do I think about?  I don't only at night and they're usually written here.  I don't think about the future because the future doesn't exist.  I worry more about the past coming back to fuck with me in now more than anything.  And those aren't dreams they are nightmares...

What does it take to make you feel you are worthy or respected?  Since all my answers have to do with work here i guess I can't answer this.  I would need a situation to understand.

Who are you?  I'm a girl.  single.  i sleep.  i dream.  i cry.  i feel things other people never know.  im the girl who stopped writing because it hurt too much.

 Posted 4/30/2008 10:45 PM - 45 comments

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i apologize for the crappy answers. i might try to redo this tomorrow on a happier note.
Posted 4/30/2008 10:45 PM by NightlyDreams Xanga True Member - reply

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whoa.

 yeah seriosuly i think just writing a poem shows your emotional state that makes you tick

Posted 4/30/2008 10:55 PM by ledilan - reply

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Wow, this made me kinda sad inside.

Posted 4/30/2008 11:03 PM by Seargent_Peppers Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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MiLady,

No, I'm sorry this question brought so much sorrow to you.  I appreciate you trying to answer it though.  Know that you are not alone in your feelings or thoughts.  So many think that they are the only ones who have ever thought this way or that...it's simply not true.  The truth lies in the fact that at one time or another, we have ALL had similar thoughts and the exact same feelings.  Being human is a solitary adventure.  No matter how many friends, co-workers, or family members we have around us, no one will ever know exactly what we are thinking at a particular moment in time. . .we've all thought it, but that doesn't mean that we have all been on the same page at the exact same time.  We are human, therefore we can relate to each other, we have the ability to feel empathy for each other.  It is what makes us vunerable and wonderful!  I felt as you do when I was younger. . .I was only average. . .I didn't feel worthy of greatness, of love, of success.  I believe that experience and a positive attitude has changed that.  And believe me, I have felt the hopelessness of that cavern called depression.  I'm much better now.  I used to be such a perfectionist that it stiffled me and I gave up because whatever it was I was doing wasn't perfect.  I find that most depressed people believe that they must be perfect.  Life offers us so many challenges that it is almost an overload each and every day.  Pick those things you feel good doing and give yourself some positive dialog instead of the negetive.  You'll find that when you feel good about yourself, you'll feel a sense of contentment.  I wish you well dear.  You've been linked and starred~Kween

Posted 4/30/2008 11:05 PM by Kween_of_the_Queens - reply

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Lots of Love
How thoughtful, painful and forthright.
I lived on the dark side for a while, it wore me out and I left. It sucked. I thought it was going to be fun but, eh...I dont miss it.
Nice to read this, enlightening.
You need to come over to the light.
xoxo, QE
Posted 4/30/2008 11:30 PM by Queenelizzy Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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It's not uncommon... just a year ago, I was where you are. I was at the bottom, I didn't know who I was or what I was doing. And I didn't even like any part of me.

So I went on a journey. A big, long, difficult journey. I read books, watched shows, and asked others how they found themselves.  And one day... it finally clicked. A year of hard work, and suddenly... it all fell into place. But you have to want to find something new, something good, something beautiful. And that something is you.

But knowing the situation and being honest about your feelings is a great first step. It's up to you where you go from here *hugs* I hope it's towards happiness.

Posted 5/1/2008 12:31 AM by silkenbutterfly - reply

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im sure that was difficult to be put in words, but by acknowleding all this one can begin to rectify, at least it help me. in my thoughts
Posted 5/1/2008 7:30 AM by misunderstood47 - reply

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Something sweet.
if my in my life my imperfections could only have been as nonglaring as yours   i would have not needed a pick ax to get to the root of myself     as i read this  i tried to remember when it was i changed from a girl to a woman  age sex or the number of lovers  or even marriages  had little to do with it    it was when i quit identifying myself by other's expectations    & not judging myself by the status quo & began to appreciate my uniqueness    you are an untapped well   full of observations & feelings about how you've viewed your journey here    it is as valid as any others     you have yet to appreciate your gifts  & that will come one day when you least expect it     i just call you LA    & think of you in your basement cave a possible sage of love in your hideaway    a good heart is a treasure    we have to realize its worth in our own time & own way   sometimes we must scrape the barnicles & scabs off it   to realize  just how precious it is   Coco knows    i know   in the years to come  when others are lost   you will know the way   after all  you can fly   how many can claim that talent      love beck
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snap out of it girl. you and beautifulwreckage are so hard on yourselves, yet you are the
greatest. how can you not see this? nobody knows themselves or anyone else. like joan rivers
said, "we're all in this together, alone."
Posted 5/1/2008 12:05 PM by Manndingo Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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I think that this is beautiful, and there is no reason for you to re-do it! Life is ugly sometimes... but we are only ugly if we allow ourselves to be. I think that this post is a huge sign that you are beautiful!
Posted 5/1/2008 4:36 PM by apennieformythoughts Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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@Mystic_Xingjing - 

that's kind of been why i've tried not to write too much lately and just read a bunch... i've been rather moody.
Posted 5/1/2008 9:47 PM by NightlyDreams Xanga True Member - reply

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@Kween_of_the_Queens - 

thank you your comments and expressions mean a lot. i forget that others have come before and felt the same at times. thankfully the emotions don't stay too long.
Posted 5/1/2008 9:49 PM by NightlyDreams Xanga True Member - reply

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@Queenelizzy - 

i think without the pain people can't appreciate the mundane sometimes it is good to have downtime just too much as lately for me is too much!
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@silkenbutterfly - 

sometimes questions only lead to more questions and seeking is how i found myself in this particular quagmire. but thank you for the advice... i'll crawl up out of this hole at some point.
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thank you.
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@mag_1 - 

sometimes i do not think it is me flying but other people flying that connects us. so sometimes i feel i don't fly at all... but who knows.
i have found all the thoughts in my head are the biggest faults i have.
Posted 5/1/2008 9:55 PM by NightlyDreams Xanga True Member - reply

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@Manndingo - 

i had to unsub from beautifulwreckage. she was depressing me. is that bad? what if someone unsubs from me because im too depressed oh god now im really depressed... DON'T LEAVE ME! :-d
Posted 5/1/2008 9:59 PM by NightlyDreams Xanga True Member - reply

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thank you for your kind words.
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@NightlyDreams - We all get that way sometimes. If you need to vent, I'm a click away.

Posted 5/1/2008 10:01 PM by Seargent_Peppers Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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You did the question justice....more than adequately.
Posted 5/2/2008 12:29 PM by Zeal4living Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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*hugs*

Dear Leigh Ann,
Some of us lost our families, and have been alone for most of our lives, so we are "all" not part of families, and this doesn't define us.
I can see you had a difficult time trying to figure out just "who" you are without relying on your connections with others. You write: " I really don't think I have a personality of my own." That seems like a pretty sad thing to say.  "I am mediocre at all things... there's a phrase people use but I can't remember it." How about "Jack of all trades, master of none?" Being "normal" is what I'd call it, not mediocre. You always put yourself down, and you don't need to. You are a wonderful beautiful person. You might concentrate on the negative too much. I've found that this is really a hindrance in my own life, and I've taken great pains to look on the bright side. If one feels one is "mediocre" and doesn't feel that one excels at anything, then chances are they never will.
I don't want to feel sorry for you. You're old enough to know your pitfalls and your fears. You need someone (perhaps other than family or pets) to uplift you, and to be a companion and friend. You used to blog about your friends, but I haven't seen anything recently. (Of course I don't read each and every post either.)

I seem to have written this before when visiting your blog. I hope and pray that your "hurt" can be cured, by the right person, people, or circumstance. Big hugs from the old bald guy.
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool

Posted 5/2/2008 12:46 PM by baldmike2004 Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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What Zeal said.  Totally!

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Something sweet.

@NightlyDreams - 

i am not ever leaving you. you'll have to hit the block prompt to get rid of me. and it is ok to drop beautifulwreckage, i understand. sometimes she worries me that she might hurt herself. i am afraid i may say the wrong things to her. she has faith in God so i'm sure she will be alright. and so will you. luv ya, michael.
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It is hard for me to say positive things about myself sometimes too. Very honest post.
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They weren't crappy answers, you wrote this blog from your heart.  Perhaps you're a bit harsh on yourself, but we're usually our worst critics.  Very thoughtful post, thanks for sharing.

Take care, 

Love,  Cyn

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