outlier_lynn (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
outlier_lynn) wrote2004-12-30 06:47 pm
outlier_lynn) wrote2004-12-30 06:47 pm
Who?
It is really comfortable to rest secure in the knowledge that I know exactly who I am. Really comfortable.
And when I am feeling that comfortable, I know I've nestled down into a warm and cozy pile of rhino droppings.
It may be warm and soft, but you know something stinks.
The person I get to be is not the person I say I am. It's not my identity that matters when I interact with my communities. It's not my opinion of my skills and weaknesses. It's the collective opinion of my community.
It is far less comfortable most of the time. But the air generally doesn't smell as bad.
And when I am feeling that comfortable, I know I've nestled down into a warm and cozy pile of rhino droppings.
It may be warm and soft, but you know something stinks.
The person I get to be is not the person I say I am. It's not my identity that matters when I interact with my communities. It's not my opinion of my skills and weaknesses. It's the collective opinion of my community.
It is far less comfortable most of the time. But the air generally doesn't smell as bad.