Log #5

The Journey of Self-Discovery! My Decision to Find Myself!

Life is a journey. What we should care about is not where it's headed but what we see and how we feel. This sentence is easy for me to say; however, it is very hard for me to fulfill. I have lived for over twenty years ( I am going to be a 21 years old woman in several months ), but I haven’t faced myself until I was a sophomore in my college because I supposed that it was too far from me and what I needed to do was to take care of my studies. However, do I really satisfy with my daily life? What I have now is the one I like? The topic of self-discovery has been appeared in my life again and again from my parents or teachers even from my peers. As time goes by, I gradually realize that my life isn't just confined to studies; instead, there is something more important than that. Self-discovery is the one that I need to know first.

        There is a sentence in the article “What I know for sure is that we are usually our own worst enemy.” I agree with this sentence very much! Take me for example. After attending in college, I wanted to train myself to be an independent woman who I have wished for since I was in senior high. However, I actually dared not to go to the restaurant or went shopping alone because I was afraid of people who sought me sit on the chair alone would think I had no friend to accompany. At that time, I was definitely a woman who cared about other’s comments on me. It took me about one year to try not to think too much by reading some inspiring article or talking with my dear friends. Afterward, I realize that I am my own enemy; there is no one can confine what you want to do, they are all outsiders and we are the people who know ourselves the most.

        Of course, the way to discover yourself isn’t that easy and I haven’t discovered myself completely either. However, I think as long as I keep finding my interest, reading others’ experiences, and trying different kinds of challenges, I can definitely be a person who I want.

“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”  — Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eleni-makedonas/the-journey-of-selfdsicvo_b_7028362.html