Raw "I"'s

I saw this meme on Jay's blog Tuesday, and found it quite intriguing and insightful. I decided that if I didn't see it on 40 blogs within the following 48 hours, I'd take a stab at it. Fortunately, I didn't see it on any of the blogs I frequent and that was a good thing because I had nothing for you today!

There are a couple of things I really like about this meme (Did I just use "like" and "meme" in the same sentence?). First, there are no rules ... or at least no rules that I could find. No rules is always good because I have a tendency to ignore them and/or make up my own anyway. Second, it was fun to type in the first thing that came to mind, without regard to how it might sound or be perceived. Reading back over it, I find it a fairly good snapshot of where I am right now.

Y'all know I don't play tag, so if you're up to it, give it a shot. It goes fairly quickly and the results might just surprise you!

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I am : tired ... emotionally and physically.

I think : that people are generally self-absorbed.

I know : that I am creative.

I want : to be loved without expectations.

I have : much to give the right person.

I wish : that life was as easy as I think it should be.

I hate : liars.

I miss : mountains and the ocean.

I fear : making mistakes that cannot be fixed and negatively impact others.

I feel : misunderstood.

I hear : people's feelings.

I smell : in color.

I crave : Rudy's Bar-B-Q brisket.

I search : for new ways to see "old" things.

I wonder : if most people feel the way that I do.

I regret : saying "Yes" to my husband's marriage proposal.

I love : to have the choice to be alone.

I ache : for compassion and empathy.

I am not : who many people assume I am.

I believe : that I can be successful.

I dance : by myself when drying my hair in the morning.

I sing : only if no one is listening.

I cry : more often than I laugh.

I don't always : listen to what people are saying.

I fight : fair and am frustrated when others don't.

I write : to clear my mind.

I win : whenever I set my mind to it.

I lose : myself in thought.

I never : intentionally hurt anyone, but feel overwhelming guilt when I do hurt someone.

I always : try to find the silver lining.

I confuse : words I'm thinking with words I'm saying.

I listen : when a topic interests me.

I can usually be found : in the library on Sunday afternoons.

I am scared : of spiders.

I need : to trust myself.

I am happy : when I actually live in the moment.

I imagine : what it's like to live a life feeling cherished, secure and truly loved.

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