What's in a profile?

OK, here I am going into day two and with only a half a cup 'o joe in me I'm treading precariously.

I've found one necessity for blogging already- a dictionary. I have mine, my old faithful right here on the desk where it lives. Pages yellowed and tattered and the book torn in half from overuse- the first half ends on page 444 at incense and the second half begins on page 447 at incorrigible and heaven help me if I need some word in between.

I've never been great at spelling, I recall hours as a child doing homework that consisted of writing missed spelling words over and over (as if that repetition would teach me how to put sounds and letters together in my mind so I would spell correctly) and we all know how these wonderful handy spell checkers are- really wonderful and handy but not always correct.

I was recently thinking about getting a new dictionary, I mean this one is pretty beat and probably outdated as it's almost thirty years old , and we all know how much the language has changed in thirty years-mouse,server,virus,cell,blog...- but then I look at it and I know which half to pick up when I'm looking for a word that begins with "s" like sanctuary, or a word that begins with "g" like grace.

The pages a soft, now feeling more like cloth than paper, and now and then I come across a word I've underlined somewhere in the past. A word that, for what ever reason, resonated with me on that day long ago, and, when I see that underlined word again, I spend a moment or two contemplating... illuminate. faith. enrich. doer. creed. manifest. abundance.
joy. health. illusion. courage. balance. connection. circle. energy. growth. spirited. realize. conscious. wake. ascend.
Think I will just keep this old dictionary a while longer.

Now back to the topic at hand- what's in a profile?

So, here I am, all giddy because I figured out how to add a photo to my page and links to my favorite web sites. Ahead looms the real task though- creating a profile. I mean, it's like writing a resume or a personal ad or an epitaph. Space is limited, and you certainly want to make a good impression. So how would you describe yourself with just a few words?

If my profile describes not just me, but me in relation to the world what would it say...woman, daughter, sister, aunt,friend? Doctor,artist,teacher, writer? Yankee,Texan,New Mexican,American, Human, resident of a small planet on the far edge of one spiral arm of the galaxy on the side opposite the milky way?
You can see what I mean. And I thought figuring out what to write about would be the challenge.

Peace be with you.