Who Do I Want To Be? A 5 Question Journey


Who do I want to be? A 5 Question Journey


Who do I want to be? Generally, I think far more about what I want someone else to be, than this. 

If you are someone who would like to learn and grow, then perhaps this would be a helpful exercise. First, answer these 2 questions from "Be Here Now" by Judah and the Lion.

1. Who am I becoming?
2. Who do I want to be?

I challenge you to write out five responses to each of these two questions above. 
Then answer....

3. Who, or what is guiding my life?

Next, consider asking your spouse, a good friend, your child, or someone close to you to honestly answer this question....

4. Am I demonstrating and becoming more:

Loving
Gentle
Patient
Truthful
Kind
Joyful
Trustworthy
Loyal
Dependable
Longsuffering
Steadfast
Self controlled
Upright

Finally...
 
5. What ways can I improve in these qualities?


Let me know what you learn! 

-Alex

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

When a Man Copes

Image
  Photo: Colorado Pain Center When a Man Copes Personal Insight from Men Talk, April 28th 2025 Topic: Healthy and Unhealthy Ways to Cope Platform: MEND Virtual Gathering www.mendcharleston.com Coping encompasses the various ways people deal with stress and negative emotions. Several days ago, a group of 5 guys gathered together online to talk about healthy and unhealthy ways to cope with pain. The depth of the conversation and the personal stories of the men was unexpected and impactful. I wanted to take time to summarize a few of the notes, comments, and takeaways from that gathering. Notes We noted unhealthy (maladaptive) examples of coping with pain (physical/mental/emotional): alcohol addiction, drugs, pornography, rage, etc. Also, numbing out, mindlessly scrolling youtube videos or reels, playing video games excessively, and binge eating. Comments  “A coping skill is something I do when I am stressed. I start doing it out of habit.” “It becomes unhealthy when it takes awa...
Read more

Woman

Image
  Inside the mind and musings of a curious man Woman I begin my public musings by starting with this: woman. I don’t know exactly why, but this is where I am today as I started off in Proverbs 31, written by the wisest man who ever lived. I figure, if he knew, I could listen. This, I could dwell on for hours, years, a lifetime. We are given the opportunity to have an abundant, rich life, and a man is given a life so abundant and full when he has a good woman in his life. Proverbs 31:10-31 NLT, [10]  Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. [11] Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. [12] She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.  There aren’t enough words to be spoken of the power of this woman in the life of a man. He is stronger, wiser, more capable, more giving, more loving, more gentle, more, more, MORE, when she is present. S he brings him good, all the days of his life. I have personally kno...
Read more

What a Man Needs In Order to Truly Provide and Protect

Image
  What a Man Needs In Order to Truly Provide and Protect What is or are the most essential needs of a man?  What does he need to have, or know, before he can step into his role and purpose in life and move forward as a truly confident, safe, and joyful protector and provider for others? I believe, as a starting point, he needs to fully and deeply know WHAT the answers to these questions point towards in his life: Where does he go for safety and refuge? Where does he find real rest? Where does he go for instruction?  What guides him? What keeps him solid, and not collapsing, WHEN the storms hit? What makes him thrive?  Where does he find joy? How does he get to fully experience the pleasures of a good life? Men, look into your answers to these questions and examine where and what they point to.  Knowing this may allow you to know what your source of life (i.e. strength, energy, motivation, love, security, provision, emotional and spiritual stability, hope, peace...
Read more