Who Am I ? Evaluating Our Identity On Many Levels

I am sure you have often heard the expressions in people’s speech… “I identify with…” “My identity is…” It is how we feel we belong to a certain group or how our belief system is connected with members of a certain group. Our identity forms a bridge between ourselves and culture and communication. Some say we convey our identity when we speak, we do but I also contend that we convey our personal metaphors which can be an identifier as well as unspoken intentions and desires. The metaphoric speech within cultures can lead to periods of confusion and unclear messaging as those metaphors are often subliminal communications. We know that someone has said something that perhaps warrants further investigation but it can also be more overt. For example, we know when a person identifies various groups simply by the way they speak, react to members of different groups, or even gain membership into groups. They can be inclusive or exclusive and you and I may not meet the criteria to be a select member for many reasons.