character

character \’ker-ik-tər\ n 1 : a person who stands out in a cast of normal, everyday extras. "She’s quite a character." 2 : a way of being in the world, reflected through the habits, personality and spirit of a person 3 : At any given time in my life, I can say that I have been known to play the following characters: solitary hobbit trapped in her mind, light-skinned girl with chameleon eyes, traveling gypsy, little orphan Annie, elementary school cry baby, crazy cat lady who lives down the street, wailin’ banshee, sexy figure wearing full-length gown with no panties, black sheep in a white family, welfare mom, yuppie bourgeoisie, down-to-earth commoner, needy beggar, player-hater, hay pitchin’ country girl, snake chasin’ tomboy, playful consort, suicidal teenager, ordained minister, illegitimate heretical whore, over-educated adjunct professor, lazy negress, serious student, laid back beatnik, girl gorilla in the mist, the ex-girlfriend you stay cool wit’, spiritual priestess, ominous sorceress, warrior princess, intuitive clairvoyant, childish tyrant, wanna-be actress, better waitress, social activist, verbal assailant, careful jury, public defender, tragic victim, paranoid addict, wacky mother, hysterical martyr, hip-hop/R&B/merengue/African/Punjabi belly dancer, late night confessor, stage frightened spoken word performer, friendly neighbor, lone ranger searching for her riding partner 4 : The most consistent characterization of my life could me summarized, more or less, as a lost pilgrim, slowly but surely, making progress 5 : One of my aspirations is to create a character so universally appealing, people who read about this person will want to be better human beings because of their time with her, or him, (or both!) 6 : Having been characterized as a social introvert, I enjoy selectively engaging with real life characters; companions with whom I can enjoy reading and/or writing is the greatest qualifier 7 : The character I most wish to be play consistently in life: a breath of God’s Spirit on fire.