Blog post 8

My full name and how it was decided.....
    My full name is Ahimsa Irene Butler. My first name was chosen by my dad. He heard the name overseas while in the military. It means nonviolence. My middle name was chosen from a line of relatives in our family. It was my great grandmothers name, my grandmother's and my cousin. And of course my last name is a must.
     Growing up I used to hate my name because people would call me "hamster" or call me a "butler" (like I was a maid)..... But as a child I didn't understand at the time the importance and value of being unique and what it meant to be your own person. But after realizing it's who I am, I am proud of my name. NO one else has it.