by | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

On Fridays over here a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write gather to share what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes. Unscripted. Unedited. Real.

Today’s Word Is IDENTITY.

Ready? Go!

What is my identity ?  I can not even try to tell you.  I’m a mother, teacher, hygienist, wife, inventor, writer, artist…the list goes on.

I have no identity until I come in contact with you.  To you I may be a friend, and encourager.  I may be likeable, or unlikable.  My identity may be intelligent, or dumb as a box of rocks.

To some I’m Gigi, Mom, daughter, wife, sister.

I know a lot of things I can do.  But who I am depends on what you need, or what I need.  The situation defines my identity.

The best measure of who I am, is to ask you, Who am I to you?

 I think it is a valid question, from a reasonable point of view.

Part of who I am is a good friend…most of the time.  Do you need a friend?  Maybe for our situation, my identity is, Friend.

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Diane W. Bailey

Diane W. Bailey is the founder of The Consilium – an online community of wisdom and purpose for women over 45 years of age. She is a published author. Her books include String of Pearls – From Tears to Treasure, and 30 Days To A Better Stepfamily. She creates her own line of precious metals bracelets. Diane lives in the Deep South with her husband Doc. Together they have created a stepfamily, each having two stepchildren and two birth children, and share three grandchildren, one black lab named Charlie and one long haired tabby cat named Lil Girl. Diane’s passion is to encourage women to be all God has created them to be by pressing past fear and daring to live life as an adventure. Some of her life adventures include traveling to Israel, speaking, entrepreneurship and backyard farming with Doc. She loves Gumbo, fried shrimp and seeing all sunsets across water.
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  1. highheartedly
    highheartedly on May 11, 2012 at 1:38 am

    The situation defines my identity. I understand, it calls out of me what is required. But I’m struggling with a deeper identity, my identity in Christ and who he is and all he has for me that should not change (like shifting shadows) with the circumstances. Ah, I trust you’ll try to understand me and believe me when I thank you for writing this!

    • dianewbailey
      dianewbailey on May 11, 2012 at 6:07 am

      Highheartedly, I do understand what you are saying. I think we put so much responsibility on ourselves to figure it all out. But for me God seems to love, and find joy the pursut of things. Like an Easter Egg Hunt. We would laugh and run. Then ask for someone to hide the eggs again for us.

      It is our job to keep our joy in the hunt. But it is God’s job to Boil the eggs, dye them, hide them and then journey with us as we run. Give yourself a hug from me. You will find who you are in Christ, and I have no doubt that you will discover that you are the Golden Egg.

      Blessings On you!!

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