// Elizabeth Bucher

Who I am ULTIMATELY does NOT comprise of the words I write, the thoughts in my head, the many roles I take in life, the jobs that I have, the people I know, the way I act, the way I look physically, the way others see me. It also is not the amount of wealth I have or will have acquired, it is not my perspective on or about life, where I live, my level of education, my beliefs or my religion (or lack thereof). It is not my degree of conformity (or non-conformity) to society or peers, the music I listen to, my current state of mind, the friends I have, what labels I have that were assigned to me by others. Who I am also is not represented by what I think is right or wrong, it is not my past or my potential future.

Granted, all of these things (and more) have a place in my life, but they all also are subject to change (or WILL change), and they are also components of me where if they were non-existent in my life instead of a part of it, my real self would not become non-existent with them.