Pieces of the Puzzle

I am 5 weeks into my Bachelor of Nursing and absolutely loving it so far. I forgot how much I loved school, how much I love people and being around them and as nerdy as it is how much I love learning. The last few weeks we have been learning a lot about Culture. What culture is, what it means to people and how we need to be considerate of all different cultures to be good nurses. Were also learning that to be considerate of other cultures we also need to know what our own culture is.

 All of this has got me thinking about my own culture and about the things that make up who I am. Some people hear culture and they think skin colour or where someone is from. Sure that plays a part but it doesn’t define the person. For me culture is all the pieces, big and small that mean something to me and make up the person I am.

 

 

Who am I?
I am a Kiwi, I'm a daughter, a sister, a friend, a girlfriend I love my family, my friends are like my family. I try to have a positive outlook on life. I love God and try to live my best for him, I love going to church, I take things too personally sometimes, I cry in cheesy movies but often not in real life, I like to smile, I hate being told what to do, sometimes I’m too stubborn for my own good, I like to encourage, I like to sing and dance (both of those not always well), I like country music, I love to laugh. There are countless things that make up who I am.

When we are around the people we know really well, it is sometimes easy to get comfortable and actually forget who we are and what it is we stand for and believe in. However when we put ourselves out there and step into a new place it stretches our thinking and shapes and moulds us.

I have really enjoyed being around a brand new group of people. I think it challenges you to reflect on yourself, on your beliefs and helps us know if what we believe is because we believe it or if those we are usually around do. The things we truly believe in will stick and the things that don’t matter or that we haven’t placed enough importance on even if we do care about them will be washed away.

Here's a song I really love by Jessie J about being "Who You Are"

Just a random little blog from me, it’s a bit all over the place but I challenge you to check yourself, ask yourself who you are and what pieces make you the person you are. Sure circumstances and perspectives change as our eyes are opened to the world, but I believe it’s so important to know and identify what’s important and hold onto it, other wise who we are can be broken apart.

Katie D