Break that pattern! Own who you are.
I have had an interesting revelation in recent times. In continuation of my theme: Renew - and nudged by certain circumstances, I have recently given up something I really loved doing for years. Everyone around me knew it. However, I have realized now that if I want to improve Life as I know it, I will need to try different routes, new things - to keep adding interest and meaning. The reactions I have been receiving on account of that single decision of mine was what led me to this revelation. We set our own patterns. Consciously and unconsciously, through our choices. People then tend to expect certain reactions from us - aligned to those patterns. Certain behaviors become your hallmark - good or bad. It just goes to "define" who you are, to most people who don't dig deep enough. A life motto I follow is: If you expect different, do different! And I am ...