The Me's

I was thinking the other about how much context plays a part in who I am. I feel like there are different kinds of "me" and those different me's come out in different situations. And people, depending on the context of our interaction, only see certain types of me.

If you only know me through school or in class, you see the quiet me. I seem shy. In class, I always sit in the front row. I don't talk much during class, I am not a big participater. It's not because I'm quiet, it's because I am soaking everything in. I take in what others say and what others input in class discussions. I am busy taking notes and being a sponge. I come off as quiet and shy.

If you know me through church, you know the always smiling me. You know the faith strong me, with an unshaking testimony and an endless love for my savior. You know the passionate me.

If you know me through my life as an RA or an HM, you see the crazy, fearless, outgoing me. You see the obnoxiously loud laughter, the dirty mind, the confident, the overly peppy & positive, outgoing me. When I'm in RA mode (or now hall manager mode) I have no problem going up to strangers and introducing myself. I have no problem being the real, crazy me because people expect RAs to be that way anyway. It's like some unwritten job requirement.

If you know me as a close friend, you not only know the crazy, obnoxious me, but you know the secretive me. You know the mountains I'm climbing and the battles I'm fighting. You know the lovesick, letter-dependent, month-counting me.

There are lots of different me's. But if you're lucky, you'll get to know the real me.