Kelly Gibbons, artist and writer, about me

Monday, March 22, 2004

When I started this blog, I wasn't sure what it would be about. Truthfully, I am still not sure. I guess if you read it, you know that.

I talk about writing, my life, and my children. I whine when things are bad, and I celebrate when they are good. I say what I feel at the moment. That is me.

I haven't gone back and re-read everything I've written, but I know I have come a long way. I have changed, but not so dramatically that I'm not still me. I like that. I kind of always like me most of the time anyway. I think I am a nice person.

Sometimes I am told I am too nice for my own good and that I let people walk all over me because of this. I agree at times, but I am getting better about not putting myself in situations where I will be taken advantage of. However, I feel I need to say that at times when people feel others are taking advantage of my "niceness" I don't always feel that way. It gives me great pleasure to be nice to someone. I like that I am responsible for someone smiling, and I do go out of my way to make that happen. If that's wrong then I don't need to be right in this situation.

Another thing that I am told is that I am too naive and trusting. This is also something that I don't want to change. I am not an idiot, and I know that there are bad people out there who take advantage of people like me. But, I like to see the good. I like to believe that deep down people are honest and want to do the right thing. I like giving them the benefit of the doubt. I look at it this way: I will trust them until they prove otherwise. Hey, like I said, I'm not an idiot, if someone does misuse my trust they will lose it. Being this way really isn't that bad, I've been burned a few times, but I have gotten much more out of being this way.

Sure, I would have been fired from the Apprentice long ago. But, honestly that's not my cup of tea anyway! Two years ago I actually wanted a position like that. I really thought being the BOSS was for me. Two years ago I also wanted to be a writer, artist, photographer or something else creative and absolutely thought it wasn't possible. Those might be things I could do as a hobby. My have things changed. It amazes me how much you can do when you give yourself a chance to do it.

I think it is smart to routinely stop and take a personal inventory, because as we are doing things we don't realize how much we are accomplishing. Stop and think about how much you have done. I think you will be surprised at the results.

posted by Kelly @ 3/22/2004 09:31:00 AM

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