Tell me who are you?

So I got an email the other day asking people to email me back with one word they could use to describe me. I was delighted when I opened my email the next day to discover that 18 people had responded to me. I did feel a little nervous when I first started opening them just waiting for the "truthful" eye opening words, but since I only sent the email to friends, I got the responses that they were forced to say. A few of my favorites: funny (by far the one I heard the most), charitable, thoughtful, busy, sexy, beautiful, and soft. (I hope that doesn't mean that I indulged a little too much this summer) So, I started thinking about the impression that we leave on people. I made a goal a few months ago to work on some areas of my life that needed improvement. I would love to say that I am always the cheerful, wonderful, and caring person that most people see but this is not TV. I am not always the nicest nor perfect person but then again, who really is? Then I got sentimental because I started thinking about some of my stronger qualities and I realized that some of the very qualities about my family that drive me crazy are some of the best qualities that I have inherited. All the good qualities about me that my friends and loved ones see are just glimpses into the personality and qualities of my parents. I by no means think that I am a funny person, despite what my friends say but my mom is by far the funniest person I have ever met. She makes me laugh harder than anyone I know. I get my sense of humor, compassion, determination, and endurance from my mother. From my father I inherited understanding, belief, a habit of picking my cuticles while driving, and the ability to work hard. From both of my parents I was taught charity, sympathy, thoughtfulness, and love. From becoming a parent myself, I have learned the value of appreciation.