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This is the original paper entitled, "Me". I really enjoyed finding this one! |
As I read through this paper, I was amazed at how well I really knew myself back then. I named one of my strengths as being able to talk to people, and a weakness as having a bad temper. This still holds true today. I mentioned that people who are stuck on themselves is one of my pet peeves, and how I loved reading and listening to the radio. It is great to know that back then my educational goals were to graduate from college, and it feels good to know that I did that (even though here I am back at school again).
While many things remain the same from that paper, a few things have changed also. Things that I listed as important to me were friends, my social life, and school. Today I would say that my family is the most important thing to me. I also said that I didn’t plan on getting married or having any children. Presently, I am married to one of the best men on earth, and we plan to start a family within the next couple of years.
Regardless of how many things have changed or stayed the same in that paper, what I learned from it was most important. Back then, I may not have realized it, but I was recognizing the strengths and weaknesses that I had. Without even knowing it, I may have changed that day by what I put down on that paper. Even if I didn’t change that day, I have changed since, and writing has allowed me to do that. I think that writing puts me in touch with myself, helps me to sort out my thoughts, and makes the fuzzy picture in my life seem a little clearer. At the end of my paper, I put that I was an okay person, but there was definitely room for some change. Today, I still feel as though there is room for change. Without writing, I may not realize this. I may not be sitting here saying that there is a person who wants to, and strives to be a better person. That is what I have learned from this paper, if not back then, but today as I read it again.