I am not just a MIND!

Seriously, in case anyone was wondering, there is more to me than just my mind. Why is it that some people can only see my mind, and only want to talk with me about seminars or theology? I mean, really! I try my best not to think about those things unless I absolutely have to. I know, I'm entering a career where those things are central, and of course they're important to me, but so are other things! Granted, I am grateful that God has given me this brain, and the opportunity to study His Word and do a PhD. But he has also made me much more than that. I am a scrapbooker, a photographer, a musician, a friend, a dreamer, a listener. I love to travel and to read (fiction, that is). I am a woman who loves children, longs for companionship, and I'm still holding out hope for a husband and family some day. Many of those things are more important to me than simply being a mind! I have been told by one of my male coworkers that many guys are intimidated by me because of my academic record. Apparently, that's all people see in me. No wonder they're intimidated. So one of my goals for this year is to make it clear that I am not just a mind!

(I just needed to vent about that. This has been an ongoing issue for a couple of months now, and it's driving me crazy! See, soon I won't have a mind at all!)