Who?

A few weeks ago, my professor asked us to think about who we want to be. We are seniors now, doing an internship, and we need to think about how we will be seen in the future, and begin to act that way now.

I wrote down some thoughts on paper, and came home to do a collage. So who DO I want to be?  As a social worker, I want to be seen as a knowledgeable leader, someone who is focused, never gives up on people and always believes people have the potential to grow and become more than they are.  I want people to be able to talk to me and know that I keep their words confidential. I want to be seen as versatile, ready for any challenge, even when my insides are shaking like jello.  I want to be seen as "natural beauty" - I want to look nice and feel good, but I want to do so in easy ways that feel real to me. I don't want to look or be fake. Most of all, I want to be strong in character. I want to stand up for what is right, even if it means standing alone. I want to be confident in myself, artistic and strange and eclectic and all the other words that describe me, so that other people find the freedom to be themselves too, and I want to be tough enough to withstand criticism that will come my way.