Colliding Perceptions

Recently I've been spending a lot of time in my head.

Maybe its my way of hiding from school and my workload... but its also a direct reaction to things that school is bringing up.

I am beginning to really realize that my perception of myself, that what I portray to others is quite divergent. I've always seen myself as horribly shy, awkward, a little socially inept, and well... not the brightest of the bunch. And of course, over the years I have emerged a bit from that persona... but I guess I've still been holding onto that "feeling".

Then over the last while I've started listening to what people say about me. Most recently, on friday night at the pub people were mentioning how outgoing I am. Curious.

If I sit back and think about ... I absolutely can see their perspective. And I think its people on the outside, rather than myself that are right! What an insight!