#identify

I was given these words to consider while sitting at the park. So, let’s #meditate on #hosea and #Hebrews to #identify #brethren. dhali old guy

Or, based on how I looked, people would treat me a certain way because that's who they wanted me to be.

For example, since I'm six foot, half islander, it was automatically assumed that I was going to play American football.

So I played American football.

I sucked at American football.

But because nearly every person my size was playing American football, not only was I trying to play, I was trying to be the quarterback.

Goodness!

I was spending all my time and energy trying to be something that I didn't want to be.

Can you say - exhausting 💅

Now I'm 38.

And I'm realizing choosing to do what you think people want you to do, and just being who you are are two different things.

Gotra क्या है? Gotra एक सांस्कृतिक और सामाजिक अवधारणा है, जिसका अर्थ है किसी व्यक्ति के वंश या परिवार का चिन्ह। यह विशेषकर भारतीय समाज में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाता है, खासकर ब्रह्मण, क्षत्रिय, और वैश्य समुदायों में। हर Gotra को एक प्रसिद्ध प्राचीन ऋषि के नाम पर रखा गया है, जो उस विशेष वंश का प्रतीक होता है। भारत में Gotra का उपयोग विभिन्न सामाजिक और धार्मिक परंपराओं में किया जाता है, जैसे कि…

Waking up. Continuing. Trying again.