Tag: Identity
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Your Sidekick and Identity
If you had a sidekick, what would that tell me about your identity? Would your sidekick be funny? Would you sidekick be prettier? Would you sidekick actually stand by your side? Would your sidekick make you better or cover up your – what’s not better? Would your sidekick need a…
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You Can’t Quit Your Family
I wrote a post once on Quitting Your Identity. Just like you can’t quit an identity, you can’t quit your family. Whether you marry into one or you grow up with one, you can’t quit your family. Your father – whether he’s present or not will always be your father.…
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TV is Boring
Evidently, TV is boring. New studies have come out that show that most of us watch tv with another screen. It might be an iPad or a laptop, but we are now watching tv with multiple screens. That’s the tv is boring version. What could also be true is that…
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Taking on a New identity
It’s always an interesting when you take on a new identity. Do you ever have opportunities to take on new identites? Do you remember the last time you took on a new identity? New identities are always confusing at first. It doesn’t matter how much planning there is before you…
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My Writer Identity
I would never consider myself a writer. I blog. I’ve written a dissertation. I have a few published articles, but I’m not a writer…..well, at least not yet. This past week, I received several requests for writing projects. They were all different requests for different articles completely independent of each…
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Factory Made Identity
Before there was such a thing as “the factory,” everything was handmade. Before a mechanized process of making stuff, everything was unique. No one had the same coat of many colors. Even if you wanted to make an exact copy, it wouldn’t be exactly the same. The factory made all…
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A Tighter Identity
I am working out some concepts about identity, and what better place to do that than on my blog. We all have our true identity – the truest version of your Self. We also all have roles and identities that we project. Depending on the setting and the medium, you…
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Validate My Feelings
I am currently reading Sherry Turkle’s Alone Together. Here ideas have been swirling in my head – especially since I based alot of my thinking off of her last book. One of the concepts that she explores is the idea that our feelings aren’t validated until it is acknowledge either…
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Identity Performance
It’s an interesting concept. I think in past posts, I would have referred to it as Identity Projection, but I really like the nuance of the word performance. A performance is not natural. Here are a few definitions: per·for·mance (pr-fôrmns) n. 1. The act of performing or the state of being…
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Our Cravings Define Us
Think about that. What do you crave? Sushi? Snails? Spam and Egg Burrito? I saw a tweet this week about a spam and egg burrito. I’ve never had a spam and egg burrito. It sounded so good. I craved it for a day and then gave in. I needed to…
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Inject Identity
Whenever you write a blog post, post a status update on Facebook, or tweet it is usually infused with identity. You don’t have to inject identity or personality or persona in anything that you produce, write, or record. It’s all identity-laden. That doesn’t mean that you can’t inject identity into…
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A Love Letter
….is never about the person that receives the letter. The love letter is always about the person that writes it. There is nothing as pure and nothing that clearly demonstrates one’s identity like a lover letter is able to. When one writes a love letter, they are searching their heart…
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