Society likes to simplify- simplify and label. So, one day you are this and the next you are that, and somewhere along the way you have to check in with yourself and ask, “Do I stand for this?” In many cases, the answer is probably yes, yet it is also what I will call a “transitional yes”. At a certain point in time you may absolutely stand for and identify with the label placed upon you, but given a few weeks passage and more education or exposure to something, your views and associations may change.

Thus, the cycle is on-going. That said, there are some “golden nuggets” that drop out from this process and stick. Those are what really define you. They can be shifted into labels to make it easy for people to “understand” what you stand for, but internally one should always be true to those acquired ideals. They become the backbone of who we are and what we are passionate about and involved in in our everyday lives.

So, have you thought much about it? What do people say or think you stand for, and more importantly what do you think?