Path to self discovery

I am undertaking a trip along a path of self-discovery. A simple question posed by a teenager made me ponder if I truly had the answer for him. He asked me "Who are you?" His intentions were not to offend. He truly wondered why I was asking him questions (which were asked to fulfill the obligations of my daily assignment). I, of course, gave him the answer to another question; I told him what my position was, I explained what I "did" for a living and the reasons why I had to ask questions and guide him in his path. It truly amazed me how I didn't really know "who I was". I know what I have accomplished, what I do for a living, who I matter to the most and who is dependant upon me; but is that who I am? or is that part of what I do. I am a wife, I am a mother, I am a daughter and above all I am a creature of God. However, to fulfill those roles, I have to have a foundation - it's starts with who you are and you build upon that.

See, if I am a wife (and that is who I truly am) what happens when if my husband is no longer around? Who am I then? So that cannot be simply who I am! This caused me to embark in a trip down the path of self discovery. Who am I? The answer to that will yield a response to why I am (or not) a good wife, mother, daughter, teacher, etc. Now, I am not here because I'm confused, I'm here because I'm a deep thinker that wants to go beyond the monotony of what we should say, what should be done because it's the thing most people do! I am a free thinker who loves to see things from a different angle. I am confusing and complicated, I am gentle and stubborn. I am simply "ME".