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In this paper I propose that identity is momentary, fluid, and multiple while simultaneously providing us with a sense of sameness and continuity. building on Valsiner's ideas about human sense-making I suggest that we can reasonably deal with the multiplicity/unity paradox if we conceive of this process as resulting in the construction of a fuzzy field of hyper-generalized personal sense, which ordinarily functions as an implicit and unspeakable background of our everyday functioning, while being constantly re-created through momentary instances of foregrounded and explicit identity- dialogues. I illustrate the ideas put forward in the paper by analysing a case of a young woman experiencing a change in her being. finally, in an attempt to illustrate and further develop the case I introduce a metaphor of carpet-weaving as an apposite image for thinking about identity as a process of a multiple and fragmented, yet also a united and constant being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this commentary an alternative conceptual model of identity construction is proposed. In this model, identity construction is seen as part of a person's ongoing sense-making. Identity is perceived as a subjective sense of continuity and sameness that renders one's being in the world meaningful. Drawing on empirical examples provided in the target articles, it is shown how this model, which is built around the notions of rupture, identity dialogues and striving towards meaningfulness, can be utilized to analyse identity dynamics in different space and time contexts. The importance of examining links between an individual's sense-making and collective meaning field, in which sense-making is embedded, is also highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]