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What is your identity built on?

What is your identity built on?

For me when I was younger everyone told me I'm smart and I'll do amazing things later in life so that became the pillar that everything was built on. Until I came to a point where I wasn't smart enough that I could continue just only relying on that. It was quite a blow when it first happened. Your one thing gets taken away and you look around and you realize there's nothing else there so who tf am I even? But as it often is with these kind of things it really sucks at the start but in the long run it's better for you as a person because you build yourself up more and become better than you would have been if you didn't go through that setback.

So I tried to broaden my base. Later on morality became a huge thing I just wanted to be a good person and do the right thing. I wasn't as dependent on this as I was the first time because I already focused on more things at the same time but it was still something I used to grab onto to define what kind of person I wanted to be. I believed in a kind of karma if I lived my life in a good way then the positivity would come back to me and it did work. But now I've reached a point where this has become too simple and I'm trying to redefine who I want to be what direction I'm heading towards. I don't know yet but I'll figure it out. I'm kind of excited to be honest I feel like I can open a door to more diverse experiences I guess. These processes always take a lot of time for me but it's also rewarding to continue to develop as a person :).

So how is it for you? Have you ever thought about it? Do you realize what the foundation is that you're leaning on? Or have you gone through multiple phases already where you've redefined what makes you, you and who you want to be?

What is your identity built on?
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