Who Am I?
Who Am I?
Seems like such a big question, right? But what if it's not? What if it's not something you have to discover or go in search of? What if the answer is already inside you? Sounds woo, I know, but let's think about it for a minute.
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
I thought about this a lot when my husband passed away in 2017. Rather than thinking of him as being deceased, I like to say he made his transition. He transitioned from his physical body, but his spiritual body is eternal.
I like thinking about him in that way now. Although his physical form is gone, my thoughts about him keep him alive. He is still the man that I remember him to be.
Who Am I Now?
We often identify with the roles we play in our lives. For example, my husband and I had been together for over 35 years. So, my self-identity was centered on who I was with him. So when he made his transition, I asked myself, now what? Not just what do I do now, but who am I now?
I am still a mother, sister, friend, neighbor, coach, and the other roles I represent daily. But who am I? Who is me?
Me is all of those things and more. How I show up in my relationships and the world represents my identity. But how I think about myself, my self-image, and my relationship with myself - determines the entirety of my life.
Consider this:
You are not who others say you are.
You are not your past.
You are not your circumstances.
You are who you say you are.
In his book As A Man Thinketh, James Allen states, "A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts." If we are the sum of all of our thoughts, we get to decide, on purpose, who we are. And with every new stage of life, you keep redeciding.
What about you? Are you feeling confused about who you are? Are you feeling stuck and unsure of what to do next? Then, schedule a free mini-session, and together, we will help you find clarity and direction.