I had occasion to reflect on personality and the influences of our personalities in our writing this past week. Particularly, I was thinking about how we see ourselves and how that differs from how others see us, and how our personalities are reflected in our everyday activities. In the case of writers, it is patently impossible to write without infusing the words with aspects of our personality in one form or another.

Personality is defined as those unique qualities that make up who we are. In my case, some of those qualities are my passion, my dedication, my sincerity, my tendency to over-think as well as my propensity for caring deeply about everything and everyone dear to me. These are qualities I believe and hope that people think about when they think of me. Yet I know that others see me differently than I see myself. This is borne out when I happen onto someone’s description of me. In the beginning, I was surprised at how people saw me, but I think over the years I have come to appreciate what [ more ]