“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle
Hi all – ready for another article on who I am? I would guess that you do. If you’re following me and didn’t know me before, you would like to know who I am, right? Who is this guy? Why should I follow him? Why should I keep following him?
As you can see this series has continued to string you along. Hey, but you are still here! Am I that interesting and entertaining? Do I provide some sort of value to your day? (No need to answer these, yet) Or is it the simple fact that you stuck through the first two articles and now you’re invested? You just have to see where I go with all this? You’ve taken time out of your day on two separate occasions to read my ramblings. It’s like a train wreck; you really don’t want to see, but you have to look, and keep looking. There has to be a point. There has to be a nugget at the end. Maybe a pot of gold, a punch line, a pearl of wisdom. SOMETHING! There has to be a reason for all this non-sense.
I guess the reason for drawing this out is the simple fact…drum roll please… That answering that question is difficult on so many levels. Especially, answering on any deep level. Most of us spend a lifetime finding our way, discovering who we are. How does one sum that up? Can it truly be summed up?
Are we just a name, a title? Are we just the sum of our accomplishments or misfortunes as Mr. Faulkner says? Are we just a product of our environment and the accumulation of all our life experiences Are we just the outward manifestation of what drives us internally? Are we just…? If you read the previous articles, you know I believe it’s a combination.
And that is exactly who I am. I am the perfectly imperfect product of…
My biological make-up.
My life experiences.
The influence of friends, family, and other passersby on my journey.
The influence of intangible forces that have touched me over time.
And, probably much more.
What that adds up to for me is…
I am a father, husband, friend, son, and nephew.
I am an entrepreneur, business owner, manager, and a worker.
I am a mountain biker, trail runner, snowboarder, and dog walker.
I am a lover of music, hockey, and football.
I am just another soul passing through this life finding my way to enlightenment, hopefully!
I guess that doesn’t really explain too much.
But, I think we are getting somewhere and starting to know each other a little bit more.
I promise, I will try to wrap it all up in the next article.
So, don’t go anywhere…
Kevin W
@LEAP272
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