I have a very active and vivid imagination. I can entertain myself for hours with nothing but my mind, but sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be someone else.
I already know how to be someone else in the moment. When I am doing something and it is difficult, I often imagine myself as Patrick Jane, or Sando, or Travis, or even the man himself. I have a small group of characters whose strength I admire and I call upon their experience and strength to see me through that moment, but these are fairly short periods of time.
If I had the chance to be anyone else, is there someone I think I would really like to be? Someone whose life I imagine is so much better than mine that I would be willing to trade for more than a week?
I would like to be courageous and sure of myself. I would want to be physically active and strong. I'd like to have a wry sense of humor and the intellect to be compassionate with those less fortunate than me. I'd like to be a little bit more daring and less self-conscious. I know it is banal, but I'd also like to be good looking with beautiful eyes and a sense of timing that allows me to be graceful.
I have so many fears. One of them is a fear of letting anyone know I have these fears. When my sister learned I was afraid of worms she gained a terrible amount of power over me. I try not to let that happen now. I would generally rather take a chance and face my other fears rather than make myself vulnerable. You would not believe how many things I do with a smile on my face while I'm quaking inside.
Still, I think I'd rather be me than even my heroes in this world. It's that old fear that I should be careful what I ask for, because I might not realize what that truly entails.
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