Who do you think I am?

An article has captured my imagination. It's from the Walrus magazine. An artist has met with a few random Canadians, asking them to use the identification tools (similar to those used by police investigators) to create composite pictures of themselves.

"The result is a study in the complexity and conflictedness of identity, of the subtle disjunctions between how we look from the outside and how we think of ourselves from the inside."

...yeah... what he said.

check it out here (and don't miss out on the bonus 'online only' images.. they're the most interesting ones!) Scroll down to get the article text after the first image, then scroll through the images... It's worth the time, pretty fascinating!

I've been considering the importance of self awareness, and self acceptance lately. Studying this group of photos reveals how the gap between how we see ourselves and how we really appear. (or how others see us) It's pretty amazing to see the "I wish I was...." come through the composites that show how individuals see themselves...

I think my composite would look like this: (at least lately, this is how I see myself...)

Some days, or at least for a few moments some days, I'd think I must look like this:

But the me I'm longing to be most of the time looks sort of like this: I couldn't leave it at funny, had to inject some sap... and I really do miss the days when my kids were littler!!!!