About Me
Lauren Kinghorn
Word Count: 411
I believe writing is the easiest when it is
focused on giving your own point of view, but to write about one’s self, I
believe, is incredibly challenging. Where do you begin? Where do you end? What
do you say about yourself that doesn’t come across as arrogant or
self-deprecating? Our views of ourselves are almost always inevitably skewed by
our own twisted self-loathing insecurities or our inflated egos. Finding the balance between these two can be
increasingly challenging. But I always try. So in writing this how do I give
you a fair view of myself?
I am extremely indecisive, which is part of what
makes writing about myself so hard, what do I choose to say? What to include?
What to leave out? Choosing, for me, is
one of the most difficult things. Even a choice as simple as what movie to
watch becomes difficult. I will sit in front of the shelf of movies and stare
endlessly my brain kicks in: What am I in
the mood for? Comedy? Chick Flick? Action Movie? What if Marcy comes home, will
she want to watch this? I know she watched it recently so probably not. This
leads to a lot of frustration with many of my friends because my answer is
always “I don’t care, you choose”.
Having said that, I think the things that
represent me the best are my tattoos. Because I am so indecisive narrowing down
a symbol that will last on my skin a lifetime was an extremely difficult
choice. However, I am proud of them and feel that they support who I am and
what I stand for. One is a Maori tribal manta ray that essentially means flow
through life, take time to enjoy the world around you and don’t take life to
seriously. I have another that says Hakuna Matata – it means no worries. I am a
huge believer in the universe and karma, when you put positivity out into the
world and do good, good things will come back around to you. This is me in a
nutshell. I try extremely hard to not hold onto things I can’t control and to
make sure the people I care about are enjoying life as much as I am. I do
things in my own way, make my own mistakes, am grateful for the life lessons I
have learned and apply them as best I can to maintain an appreciation for
everything around me.
