WHO ARE YOU?
Have you ever been with someone, and you surprise the person by saying or doing something that is not normal for you. Stunned, they blurt out, “Who ARE you?”
“Who are you?” is the question for you today. It appears to be a simple question, but there are many layers and aspects to the answers. Before I sat down to write this blog, I decided to answer the question myself. There are over twenty things on my list that “I am.” My two personal favorites are “I am a woman who is not defined by my age.” and “I am a spiritual being who wants to help others achieve their dreams.” And then there are fun ones like I am: a sailor; a mermaid; a snowflake; a golfer; a dear friend.
Your turn… go ahead, take a minute and off the top of your head, quickly answer the question by writing ‘I am (fill in the blank,)” over and over again.
How many did you come up with in a short period of time? Did you stay on the positive attributes or did some negative thoughts pop into your head and/or onto your list? Are you happy with your list? Do you take pride in who you are and what it is that makes you unique? Did you pass judgement on yourself?
And the short answer to the question of “who are you? is…”be whoever you want to be!”
Which leads to the next question, “Who do you want to be?” Answer that question by making a new list by, once again, starting the answers with “I am…” Using “I am” is a primary rule of manifesting, even though you may not be something yet. But imagining that you are, how you will feel when you become that, and taking steps in those directions, will make your wishes come true.
Another thought related to our discussion is about judgement. It is so easy to judge ourselves, judge other people we see or meet, or to be judged by the other people in our lives. My advice on that is simple, “don’t subscribe to any of those.” Especially the last one. If you have a dream, don’t listen to other people’s negative perceptions of that dream. I remember when I first told people I was going to sell the house, buy a sailboat with my new love, and sail around the world. I was met with a lot of skepticism. I just laughed internally, knowing some people thought “that’s a pipe dream. ” But I knew it would happen, and it did. So don’t subscribe to other people’s perceptions of you. Choose carefully the people in which you share your dreams.
A note about me personally is I’m a barbie type girl. (Ah, please don’t judge me now!) I am a petite blond, blue eyes, reasonably fit woman-especially for my age. Being a full-time sailor, my makeup regime is simply eye brow pencil and if I go out, some lipstick. My hair is always piled on top my head, but I always try to look “cute.” Even if I’m on the boat all day and night, I will still put on a little sundress for our happy hour. I sometimes feel judged by others for having that “barbie look.”
But you know what, it’s who I am, and have always been. So please don’t judge me for that. And I won’t judge you for who you are. Because each one of us is exactly who we are and can become whoever we want to be.
What truly matters at the end of the day, is that we look beyond the physical/cultural nature of each other and reach into the depths of each other’s souls and share that universal connection.
Be proud and confident about who you are and know that you are unique and a vital contributor inthe human mosaic of souls. And continue to expand the vision of who you are and who you are becoming!
