Becoming Who I Am

I had an epiphany recently. You see, oftentimes i've thought things such as:
"I admire when people are [into that or like that], but i'm just not that way."
"I wish i had the courage/energy[insert virtue here]to do that."
"If only i had the time for that"
"i would like to do [this or that] someday."
and i've realized that i don't want to live that way anymore. I want to be who I am without hesitation. I want to be someone who cares about things, who loves people and who takes their life and uses it to change the world (as much as is possible). i don't want to get stuck thinging that it's not possible or probable or just "not me". what an ugly phrase "that's just who i am" or "that's just the way i am, sorry". i want to be who i am in the good sense. i want to be who i've longed to be. I want to be like jesus. i don't want to ignore that homeless person in the park, forget about people suffering overseas in third-world countries or pretend my life and my actions don't affect the world. if that makes me a vegetarian, tree-hugging, activist-hippie extremist, then so be it. oh well. i'm freeing myself up to become who i am.