Explaining why I use that phrase.
October 20, 2006
A New Year, A New Chance: A few resolutions for the new year as I continue to change as an individual.
Andy: Under the Big Cowboy Hat: A look at who I am as an individual and the many things I do.
Emergency Room Experience: Experience of one afternoon in medical hell.
Giving Up or Finding Yourself: When you almost are ready to give up a fight to find a new identity.
Pretenous: It's sometimes difficult to have a personality yet not be over the top.
Q & A with Cowboy: I: A few questions about who I am.
Two Million Dollars: How I would spend my money should I win the lottery.
Why I Don't Fear My Death: I use reasonable caution but I don't live my life in fear.
Why I Wear A Cowboy Hat: A look at why I am so proud to wear one of my cowboy hats where ever I go.
One of my favorite expressions is myself as an individual. Why do I say myself as an individual when one is always an individual when referring to himself? The reason is I want to stress that I am an individual.
An individual is a separate entity from everyone else. While he might be influenced by all the people around himself, he still is somebody separate at a root level. The individual is free to choose the people he associates with, and he can change the environment he lives in. The power to choose who you associate with and change your environment empowers you as an individual.
Couldn't I just refer to myself as myself? Why must I always be stressing my autonomy, my ability to choose and change my environment? I want everybody to know that I am free to do as I want to do and that nobody ultimately makes decisions for me. We might live in a world of complex laws and government, but we all have so much freedom to live our lives the way we want to.
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