My Hope
Do you ever wonder what people really think about you? How they would describe you as a person to someone who doesn't know you. I feel like the way I see myself and the way others see me doesn't necessarily correlate. I often feel like a failure. Never enough in any of the many roles I fill, but consistent in my effort. Some days I exceed even my own expectations, and others I wonder how it's possible to accomplish so little. I've been thinking a lot lately about who I am at my core. The underlying person hood that makes up the pieces of me. Not the frazzled, exhausted, shell of me - but the deep inner world me. I want to be known for my mistakes, or more accurately for what I did with those mistakes. I want to recognize my failures, admit them openly, apologize genuinely, makes wrongs right and move forward better. I have messed up. Many times. Leaving hurt, broken people in my wake. I was so wrong, so many times. I hope I keep recognizing my past failures and reconc...