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4 Writers On What Makes Them Feel Most Like Themselves

Four writers who helped us explore how to find your purpose talk about what makes them feel most like themselves.


Uwem Akpan

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Uwem Akpan

Jesuit priest and author of the Oprah's latest book club pick Say You're One of Them (Little, Brown).

I act most like myself… when I'm with my friends.

I feel most like myself… when I'm in Ikot Akpan Eda, Nigeria, the village where I was born. See an interactive map of Africa

I feel least like myself… when I'm angry.

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Who Are You Meant to Be?

From the November 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine