Welcome world to the one and only Sierra's Weekly Sayings. Now for this weeks blog post, we will be taking about names, well my name at least. When my mother found out she was pregnant with me after my older sister, she pretty much wanted to name me what they did not name her. My mom hated the name Sierra, but my dad loved it. My mom wanted my name to be Aurora or something like that. So my name was already off to a bad start. My mom says he does not know why she hated my name, she just did. My dad liked my name because he used to live in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Tahoe and loved it there. In the end my parents didn't really choose my name at all, an old guy in front of my parents in the line at Costco did. He was wearing a shirt that said the Marina and Sierra Boating Company on the back of it. Since my older sisters name is Marina, they thought that it was fate. When I was born my mom said that when she looked at me for the first time, she knew that I was a Sierra. I personally think that my name does fit me, though I have had many friends in the past say that I look like a Jessica or and Ally. I am not saying that my name is extremely unique but it was not as common when I was younger as it is now. So when I was little I wanted a different name because not everyone in my class could spell it, say it right, or remember it correctly. It sounds silly since my name just is not that hard but for little kids it was and that made me feel insecure about it when I was a child. I love my name now but I will always remember how I felt when everyone in my classes name was different from mine. Today I have never let my name hold me back. I mean people still stop to ask how I spell it but I am just used to that since there are many different spellings to my name. I think the main reason Gogol thinks his name is such a hindrance because he thinks that it is going to make people judge him and look at him based on his name. He is scared that people won't look past his name. But a name is not what defines who you are. A name is a part of you, but you are more than just your name. Names are all unique no matter how common they are. It is the person who makes the name special, not the other way around. Cherish your name, cause it means something to someone. I promise.
To end this blog post on names,
"A name represents identity, a deep feeling and holds tremendous significance to its owner."
- Rachel Ingber
Thank you for reading this weeks version of Sierra's Weekly Sayings! Hope you read again next week!