Who is Jazz?

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

-Aristotle

Who am I? The age-old question. I am different things to different people, I believe.

To those who knew me as a child (before we cared what anybody thought)–I am a tomboy 100%. I am a natural smarty-pants. I am active. I am involved. I would challenge you at any sport, and probably beat you at all of them. I am quiet, but energetic and fun. I am sheltered. I am competitive.

To those who knew me in my adolescent years (especially high school)–I am a soccer star. I am shy. I am mute. I focus all my time on school. I am a member of everything: newspaper, tv announcements, tv editing, radio, national honors society, 4-paws club, varsity soccer all 4 years, dance marathon, yearbook. I am a nerd.

To those who knew me in college (aka my glow up years)–I am fun. I am sweet. I am considerate of those around me. I am a friend to everyone. I am strong. I am fast. I am athletic. I am adorable. I am put-together. I am passionate. I am innocent. I am driven. I am scholarly. I am a supportive Zister. I am a shoulder to lean on. I am loyal. I am loving. I am an outgoing introvert. I am school spirited. I am happy.

To those who know me post-college (my roller coaster years)–I am emotional. I am overwhelmed. I am introspective. I am curious. I stand up for myself. I do not stay where I feel unwanted. I am scared. I am a dreamer. I am hopeful. I am learning. I am more family-oriented. I am in love. I am active. I am a hard worker. I am funny. I give all I can to make those around me happy. I am embracing me for me. I want to be friends with everyone, but it feels hard to feel like I “fit” with anyone. I am quiet. I am spastic. I am trying my best to grow into the person I want to be, regardless of what others want for me. I am doing what I believe is best for me, and learning from each face-plant along the way.

So who am I? I am a lot of things. It is hard to summarize it all into a single statement. I guess this blog will let you see different sides of me. Sides that you may think you already know, but you definitely do not. No one does, not even me. And that’s okay. Life is about learning and growing, right?