A Day In Your Shoes

I really wish this idea was possible. I am constantly curious about how other people feel, think, and perceive things. It truly truly intrigues me. I wonder what motivates people, what makes them behave the way they do. How they feel about me, how they perceive me. Its funny to me that we are all so different and so unique. Our minds are wonderous. Just yesterday someone told me they didn't believe I used to do hip hop. The reason? Because you're too quiet. I didn't used to think of myself as cautious, quiet, and reserved. I used to be so outgoing, accepting, and yes, loud. I was always looking for a way to make more people happy and to include as many people as possible in whatever I was doing. I was completely extroverted. To hear myself being described as quiet felt kind of weird. I guess it shouldn't have surprised me. As my lack of sleep has caught up to me over these past 2 years I have noticed myself that I am not as active as I once was. It has made me more timid. I felt a little more secure in who I was when I was younger. Now days I sometimes wonder where I fit in and who I am trying to be. I think in a sense it all boils down to what drives us. What are our passions, what do we seek most in life. Where are our priorities. Mine are not usually on par with the people around me everyday (the kids at school) so I in general feel like I don't fit in to the things they are pursuing. Which I guess would make me less inclined to open up to them and include them. Which in turn would make me appear to be quiet. But if you know me (Heather!) then you know that I am not usually quiet when we are hanging out and having fun. I can be funny and crazy, or possibly just plain crazy ;P I like to talk and keep things lively. Unless I am dead tired. So like I started off with, I am intrigued with other people. People so different from me. I really wish I could live a day in someone else's shoes. But not to just live in their life, so really experience their mind. What a curious thing...