Mental Fitness

When you were growing up, you were probably advised on multiple occasions to respect your elders or to respect authority.  It didn’t matter if your elders were related to you or if the authority in question was a teacher, a police officer, or a doctor.

I graduated from college many years ago, 30 to be exact.  I was one of the fortunate few who knew exactly what I wanted to do for a career.  In fact, I knew from the time that I was in middle school that I wanted to work in banking.

When our kids were old enough to prioritize and young enough for my wife and I to exercise our influence over them, we simplified our parenting instructions down to one absolute order.

We have a cat.  His name is Catso.  Although he was named many years ago when our kids were much younger, his name still fits his personality.

Questions, always so many questions. The questions that are on my mind today revolve around the importance of being yourself and how much of yourself you should make known to those who are counting on you to be there for them.

Oblivion prevents you from even considering who you are or how you may be perceived. 

I am not a doctor nor do I play one on television. I do make it a point to constantly observe and pay attention to those around me, however, and based on what I have witnessed, I am confident that the following statement is accurate.

When asked this question, I’d be willing to bet that most of you would answer by stating what you think others think you are. Even though that isn’t what the question asks, let’s start there.