The Struggle for Identity

Are we simply no more than a product of our upbringing? Do we truly know who we are? I don't think so. I think that our identity awaits our discovery, then begs our declaration, while inviting our embodiment. True, our past influences our path, but it does not dictate its direction. Each and every decision we make changes our direction down this path. But, it isn't just our decision that matters. It is also our ability to recognize, analyze, and understand the tools that we have to make tho...