Write Your Story: Alison Bechdel
Presented by the Leopold Writing Program in partnership with the Santa Fe International Literary Festival.
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"It's our very capacity for self-consciousness that makes us self-destructive."
― Alison Bechdel How does self-awareness shape your decisions, for better or worse?
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How does self-awareness shape your decisions, for better or worse?
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I didn’t become self aware until I moved to Hawaii, away from a big Italian family, and into a state that has no majority ethnicity. I was the weird white woman in a vast sea of Asians, Polynesians and other ethnicities. People asked, why do Italians eat dinner at 2:00 on a Sunday. I thought about it for a minute and said, “You don’t?” And they asked, why do Italians all talk at the same time? After a minute, I said, “If you guys don’t all talk at the same time, how to you get to say everything you want to say?” That’s when I started my journey of becoming self aware and I’m certain I’ve offended people along my journey without even knowing it.
- Pia Solywoda I grew up in a very dysfunctional family lifestyle. You should be seen and not heard. Let me verbally abuse you and slap you if I don't like your answer to my questions. I only do this because I love you. I have been in therapy , done motivational work etc. all my life. I appear to the world, and people close to me, secure and self-confident, even when I am not. My decisions are not always the best , as my insecurities creep up on me. I am well thought out and try to reason my decisions. Usually , I have made the right decision more than not.
- Janie |
Being self-aware is the bane of my existence. I am centimeters away from the mirror so often, deciding not to be confident because of my over-awareness of wrinkles and adult acne. You could argue that this is self-distortion, but I know what I see is true.
- Deanna Warren My self-awareness guides me toward making a more insightful decision for myself and others.
- P Johnson Self-awareness shapes the way I think and see myself. Sometimes I feel that less self awareness is better as I can throw caution to the wind and not think about how it affects others. When I am extremely self aware I might be hesitant in a decision and that could come at a cost or be a blessing.
- Maia Franz |
