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Who do I “Need” To Be? The Concepts We Create

Are we learning ourselves? Go deeper

Jenny Lane
7 min readOct 20, 2024

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Why do I have to be strong? Does it truly matter if I feel weak today? What do those words even mean to us? Lately, I’ve been relearning what meanings hold to me, what feelings I’ve attached to them these days. And why the weight of these feelings matters to my matter. Asking the whys matter.

It’s all a spectrum of a concept created by humanity. A thought about who we are and how others perceive us. Various concepts people of our past, once upon a life, created for whatever reason. Recognize they are only concepts. Created by one, accepted by many.

Do I have to be productive? Must I succeed here, or can I just be?

Have you thought about the meaning words hold to you? The meaning of the words you use to define yourself?

There’s a weight to where we create meaning. The places of importance. The places where we design who we are. The places which can keep us weighted. Recognize the weight.

Do I have to follow what life means to me on the basis of someone else’s perception of identity?

Sure, there are maps for life. But please remember, in this process, you can become someone else’s map. There are creations in ancient texts on who I can be. There are new-age…

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Jenny Lane
Jenny Lane

Written by Jenny Lane

An overthinking human who writes to make room in her mind and peace in our hearts. Art and words are my love letters to the world.