Monday, November 2, 2009

"All I can do is be me, whoever that is."

How right you are Mr. Dylan. We as humans spend much of our young lives "finding ourselves" and determining where we fit into society. That happens earlier for some, but for me I feel like I found myself in my twenties.

I spent most of my adolescent life trying to fit in. I tried to be one of the cool kids. I tried to be one of the kids who didn't care. I tried to be one of the nerds and even a stoner (even though I hadn't tried smoking pot until I was out of high school).

As time passed and I was molded into the man I have become, mostly by circumstance but also with a little careful planning. I have found that in fact all I can do is be me, whoever that is.

I just wish someone would tell my fifteen year old brother that...

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