Well, an obvious answer to this question is my daughter Jaime. She is the person who truly taught me how to love someone unconditionally. She is the one thing in the world that is completely and utterly mine and I will protect her fiercely. She is also the most challenging person and teaches me patience and understanding during those moments I'm ready to scream from dealing with the difficulties she presents. She has taught me to be a stronger and a better person, not only for her but for myself.
But I shouldn't stop there because it is such an obvious answer. And there's a lot more to me than being a mother. The fact is, parenthood is hard, time consuming and if that was my only identity, I'd probably go insane.
So for myself, I find my quest to learn new things to be important. I love soaking in new knowledge. I love learning weird facts. It doesn't sound like something of great importance, but continuing to deepen my understanding of things provides me with a lot of mental stimulation. And putting myself in the role of "eternal student" reminds me that no matter what, there is still so much in the world to learn and explore. I think it's helped me continue to have a curious view of the world and allowed me to take more enjoyrment in things when I'm able to understand them better. So, for me that's important.
In addition, trying to take care of myself physically is important. I like to be healthy and active. I know I fall down in the area of eating better and that's something I need to pay better attention to, but I try. Sometimes. I have made really good strides in working out on a fairly regular basis and have reached the point where I actually feel off-kilter when I'm not working out. It's also probably the best stress reliever I've found.
So, that's what I've come up with so far...
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