Posted by rskontos on May 1, 2008, at 10:49:42
In reply to Re: living for yourself » raisinb, posted by raisinb on May 1, 2008, at 8:28:19
Exactly and that is exactly what Maria Shiver said in her book. She was depressed and sad when NBC let her go from her job because they said it would be a conflict of interest after her husband became Governor of CA. She said she identified herself as a journalist for 25 years and suddenly she was only a mother and First Lady of CA. She said she had never dreamed of being a First Lady of anything. One of her goals now is to stop putting I am "just" in front of anything she says now because she says it undermines what you think about yourself. She is proud of being a mother and of her husband. She is working on being proud of herself like we are all trying. I found it interesting someone like Maria struggles with something I struggle with. Especially given all she has done in her life.
I was trying to say in my post, I am trying to define myself just as me, not as what I do, or what I feel I have contributed in life. Although I struggle with it too.
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