I'm at a loss of what to write about today. Several of the topics on my mind are in the "I don't want to spend the time on this right now" or "I probably shouldn't say anything" categories. Thus, I thought that I would just write a response to the prompt that I gave to my 10th graders today: How well do you feel that your friends know the "real" you?
Although I am fairly open about myself and my beliefs (some might say a little too open), there are still elements of myself that I keep tucked away. In some cases, I don't want to share these pieces of me because they are rather embarrassing, and I would prefer not to examine them too closely myself, let alone let others have at them. In a few areas, any sharing on my part would expose secrets or aspects of other people which they might prefer to not be widely known (if at all). In some, I am concerned about the reactions that these hidden elements might cause if they were widely known.
For the most part, I am the person who people see (or read). I feel that most people can at least depend on me to continue to behave in the way that they are accustomed to me behaving. Still, I wonder if anyone is truly "real" around anyone … even with just themselves. Considering that last thought, I wonder what parts of the real me are hidden from myself.
Although I am fairly open about myself and my beliefs (some might say a little too open), there are still elements of myself that I keep tucked away. In some cases, I don't want to share these pieces of me because they are rather embarrassing, and I would prefer not to examine them too closely myself, let alone let others have at them. In a few areas, any sharing on my part would expose secrets or aspects of other people which they might prefer to not be widely known (if at all). In some, I am concerned about the reactions that these hidden elements might cause if they were widely known.
For the most part, I am the person who people see (or read). I feel that most people can at least depend on me to continue to behave in the way that they are accustomed to me behaving. Still, I wonder if anyone is truly "real" around anyone … even with just themselves. Considering that last thought, I wonder what parts of the real me are hidden from myself.
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