Anytime someone asks who we are as an individual, it is not an easy question to answer! There are so many layers to every single person. Still, I sit in my chair, charged with this daunting task. Who am I? I don’t think I can tell you everything there is to know about me in a paragraph or two, but here goes. I am a mother! I consider myself a lifelong student, and I love to learn. I have three Master’s degrees, and at some point, I hope to obtain my Ph.D., but the piece of paper does not define me or anyone else’s character. Getting a piece of paper indicates that the learning was an achievement.
Albert Einstein loved to learn and was, by all accounts, a genius. Ironically, Albert Einstein despised rote learning modalities, and he did fail in areas in his academic career. Perhaps Albert suffered from test anxiety! Besides, there have been suggestions that Albert may have had a learning disability. There is more to this story. Find it!
I love being a mother. I consider this as my defining moment and most outstanding achievement! I have always been an avid lover of history; I share this passion for history with my children. I love to explore, I love nature, and I love adventure. If this adventure involves extreme heights or snakes, I may revise my former love of adventure. I love all things Star Wars, and now I have alluded to my nerdy side. I enjoy reading and investigating the stories behind history. I love any opportunity that allows me to be creative. I love photography. I am also a writer; I have written poetry, a novelette, and a few children’s books! I have so many more stories to write running amuck in my head, but there is not enough time in the day.
In high school, I was timid and awkward! I had mountains of red, incredibly curly hair! In high school, bullied and often ridiculed with the most unkind names “Medusa” and “Mask,” “Pippy Longstocking,” and “Little Orphan Annie!” Let’s be perfectly honest, though “I was just a late bloomer!” and boy! then suddenly almost overnight, I did bloom! It’s the most magical time when you start to discover the sparkle that lives within you!
To the bullies specifically, thank you! You defined my character in who and what I always want to strive to be! I strive to always walk gently on this earth and leave it a better place than I found it! I love to see the wonder and beauty in the world! I believe passionately in integrity and remaining humble! I persevere! I am beautiful, and I love myself, and each of you should look for the defining beauty in yourselves. No, it is not always on the face. Genuine beauty sparkles from within the soul! May the words and actions you choose going forward always matter! I choose to be more! Kindness matters! Always choose to sparkle, darling!
Those of you who know me know a few things, I love all things Star Wars, I am nerdy, I love books, I love trees, and I am passionate about quotes that move me so!
“The truest measure of a man’s strength is how lovingly and gently he treats his lady” Unknown
“I can’t give you the recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure! Try to please everybody!” Frank Langella
“The path from dreams to success does exist.” Kalpana Chawla
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