Who are you?

When you read that question you may think that the answer is simple. I am Jessica Makeeff or I am Ann Smith. But really? your name, a name that hundreds of other people have is WHO you are? So, for instance my mother wanted to name me Mersadies (Thank God she didn't), if I was born into this world named Mersadies instead of Jessica would I have still been the person that I am today? Because for those of you that answered the question "who are you?" with your name are saying that.  Makes you think right?
Everyone is on this earth for a reason. So it is up to you to answer the question "who are you?" with a more thought-about answer then Jessica Makeeff. I personally, am not wise enough and have not been enlightened enough to know who I am yet. I know that I am a mom, a daughter, a student, an adult. I know that I am caring, smart, strong, funny, and stuborn. I know that I was born March 8th and that I am 19 years old. But is that who I am? All those adjectives? No. I don't want to be. I want to be who I was born to be. I was born to help people. I honestly believe that everything that has happened in my life has happened for me to know that I need to help others so the same things don't happen to them. (yes, I am talking about getting pregnant at 16, but no I am not saying that I regret it) Life is about creating who are. Life is about expanding your horizons,  and stepping out of the box. if you don't ever question who you are, you are never going to answer the question "who are you" with anything other then Jessica Makeeff.


I read something once. It went like this:
A mother father and two year old son were eating breakfast at the table. The mother gets up and goes to the sink. While her back is turned Dad, starts floating about the table. The two year old son exclaims "Dad flies! Cool" and smiles. The son was genuinely astonished by the father floating above the table, but he is also astonished cars, bouncing balls, the bathtub. Everything, because the son has not yet learned what is "normal" (I use that word loosely) and what is completely strange and not an every day occurrence, like Dad floating.
Mom turns around from the sink and sees dad floating. She screams, starts crying, and has a panic attack. She doesn't know what to do. She knows you are not suppose to fly. Because she was taught "men do not fly" So for her to see her husband floating above the table she knew something was wrong. She didn't think that it was cool, or anything of the sort. She knew it was wrong. Because she was TOLD men do not fly. Now, we know that men don't fly.. but why do we know that? cause we were taught it. Just like we were taught about math, english, and the geography of the world.
Sometimes, I think that everyone needs to be that little two year old boy. Just because you were told that something is the way that it is... Why should you believe them? I understand learning from other peoples expiriences can help you not make the same mistakes that they made or follow in the footsteps to great success. But sometimes I think that it is best to look at the world with an unfiltered mind. To let go and be gratefull for everything. To answer "who are you?" While still understanding just because someone told you this is what is going to happen -- doesn't mean that it is going to happen that way... You can do anything that you set your mid to. Break lifes rules, and then in turn other people will question what they were so sure about...




This was kind of a random post. Just whats on my mind right now.. xoox