Today I'd like to discuss you.  What makes up you?  While discussing my own life, I want you to think of yours.  In order to do this we all need to be honest with ourselves.  They say that character is what you do when no one is looking.   So you need to think about identifying what you are by being that honest with yourself.    We look in the mirror day after day and while we see ourselves, do we ever really examine who we are?  What made you the way you are.  Do you have as short temper?  Do you raise your voice without realizing it?   Do you eat to forget your sad thoughts?   Are you the type to procrastinate?   Do you let your problems mount up before you begin to attack and resolve them?  Are you a work-aholic?  Are you meticulous or a germa-phobe?   There are countless things that make up who we are, from our personality to our character.   The good and bad things about you must be something you've pondered, been pleased with or even battled during your life.

What made you what you are?  Was it your parents?  Was it your social setting?  Did you grow up with or without brothers or sisters?   Did you have a friends in school or were you picked on?  Did you live in the country, the city or a suburban setting?  

Perhaps most important to question is are you happy with who you are?  Remember my tag line I borrowed from Justin Currie, "Look into the mirror do you recognize someone, is it who you always thought you would become when you were young?"  The day I heard these words I began some serious self examination.  I was married and had just moved into a large home.  I heard those words ...   more »