Who Are You?

I've been wrestling with this question a lot lately. Who am I? I don't know who I am, yep, I said it! Thirty eight years old and I have no idea who I am. I often feel like I become what the person I am with needs. Is that a good thing? I'm not sure. I have spent my entire life being what everyone else needed. In the process of doing that, I have lost myself. Don't get me wrong, I love being a mom and wife. I enjoy making dinner and cleaning my house, but that's not who I am. And no matter who I think I am, someone else has a completely different view of who they think I am. Maybe people only see you for what they need, not what YOU need. And I would just bet that a lot of you feel this way too. Do I continue to worry about what everyone around me needs and continue to smile and pretend? Or do I stand up and speak loudly and find out who I really am? Can I be what everyone needs and what I need too? I don't know.........but I'm going to find out. Maybe it's a respect issue, respect me for who I am, not what you want me to be.
I do believe that who we are changes as we grow older. Our perspective on life changes, thus who we are changes. A constant circle.........maybe instead of chasing my tail in that circle, I will look to the hills and head off. Looking forward to the new me!!!! I'll keep you posted!