How many people ever even ask this question of themselves? And of those who have ever considered asking, how many could come up with a reasonable and honest answer?

Well I have asked. In fact, I have spent most of my life asking; time and time again. Not only have I asked, but I have also spent most of my life trying to figure out the answer. In my earlier years I only had vague ideas. Then something happened. One day I realized that I actually had something to say about it; about who I was. From that time till now I have made a conscious decision to intentionally CHOOSE who I was; who I am, what I believed in, what I stood for, and what I was, and am willing to do to stand up for, and defend those beliefs, at any cost. So the short answer is I am who I believe myself to be.

The simple truth is, we are all who we believe ourselves to be, so what’s so ground breaking about this? Nothing, other than the choices I have made about who I am which are deliberate, and intentional. They are based on the things I most value, not just from the people and circumstances life has handed me. Although I am continuing to grow and improve, I am mostly a man of my own design. And though it may be true I cannot be 100% certain of who I will ultimately become, I am certain of who I am not, and who I will not become. I KNOW THIS, because I refuse to let life mold me. I am the creator of my own life, and even though life has at times handed me a bad deal a time or two, I refuse to succumb to its attempts to keep me down.

So now I ask you. Who are you? And who are YOU choosing to be this day forward? Will you continue to be what life has made of you? Or will you instead become the one you ultimately dream of becoming? Life is a do-it-yourself program; or a let everyone else do the programing for you. The choice is yours. And you won’t have to look any further than family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, your doctors, government, and the media and Television to find someone to tell you how you should be running your life. But remember, it is YOUR LIFE. Become the master of your own destiny, and start being conscious of who is really running the show, and the choices you are making.

If there is any area where you are not COMPLETELY fulfilled, I’m here to tell you… Your shit is broke.

What I mean is that the information you are using in that particular area is not serving you very well. Start looking for someone who’s life is operating consistently on a much higher level, and learn what they believe, and start implementing those beliefs in yourself, pronto. At the end of your life, you will thank yourself you did.    

~ Jeffery Alan Read