Perceptions

You are not what you think you are

You are not what others think you are

You are what you think others think you are

Its all about Perception isnt it, who we think we are and who everyone thinks we are... or is it about how much we reveal to people?  I think this damn quote is a mind fuck.

I met with an ex colleague recently and we were talking general stuff and she said something about how genuine she was in everything she did.  It made me think... Its not that I didnt think she was genuine as a person but I have known her to be dismissive of people that didnt fit into her agenda.  

I began to wonder if people saw me differently as well.  I always thought I was fair, honest and straight up.  would that interpret as me being rude and obnoxious?  would my friends roll their eyes at me if I did say I was honest and straight up and fair?  I never thought about it really. until that day talking to my friend.  I began to wonder how people perceived me, what did they actually think of me.

Like everyone I want people to like me, but I know that I have enemies and people who find me brusque and too black and white.  I have learnt to see the grey, I have learnt to ignore the haters and let go of people who no longer want to be friends. I have learnt  that perceptions are just that... perceptions.

But the lingering thought is still there, festering in the back of my mind... perceptions are just that but its what we put out to the world.  Its what we want people to see.   just a perception of who we are...