Do the roles we play define who we are? Or is it who we are and our belief system that defines how we play our roles? In no particular order…
- I am a good daughter who helps to look after her aging father whenever he needs it. Mom passed away in 2016.
- I am still the annoying baby sister to my 3 siblings.
- I am a loving wife of 40+ years to the same wonderful man.
- I am a doting mother to 3 amazing children, all grown and out in the world.
- I am a doting grandmother to 3 amazing grandchildren, and I help where I can.
- I am a friend to a handful of amazingly devoted and supportive friends.
- I have aphantasia which is the inability to visualize.
- I am a mental health warrior having survived chronic depression, panic, anxiety, and excoriation disorders.
- I retired from the corporate world in 2018 and now pursue a calmer existence.
- I am a potter offering my creations at local markets and through commissions.
- As for my writing, I have published a few short stories, several articles, a novel (out-of-print), a children’s picture book (not yet in print), and… I’m a blogger.
So, who am I??
I am a strong, independent woman who believes in respect, honesty, and common decency. I believe there is a hero in all of us. I believe in kindness and compassion and the freedom to be whoever you want to be. I believe in following your dreams, success, failure, falling, and getting back up again. I believe in living in the moment and loving for a lifetime. I marvel at the glorious diversities in life; ethnicity, food, families, religion, sexual orientation, music, hair colour, paint colour, cars, wine, shoes… and so on. The list is endless.
Does any of this really define who I am? You bet it does!
I am simply me… an ordinary woman living an ordinary life gifted with extraordinary blessings.
My name is Liana… and in this blog, which I named Cascading Insights, I share my reflections and insights about aspects of my life.
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