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Who Are You Really?
Written by Steven Griggs | stevengriggs.com
“What a liberation to realize that the 'voice in my head' is not
who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.”
Eckhart Tolle
“Knowing others is wisdom, Knowing yourself is enlightenment” Lao Tzu
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” Ralph
Waldo Emerson
Who do you see when
you look in the mirror? Do you accept who you see? Is this the real you? Are
there things about you or your life that you would change?
Looking in the mirror
for many people is a torturous process (I'm not talking about visuals, how many spots or wrinkles you have now, or how you are aging.....). They see so much that they don’t like,
things that they might even hate. They get reminded of their weaknesses or
their failures or of their unrealized potential and uncompleted goals.
They don’t see the
person they wanted to be.
The hard truth is that
you created you. Who you are at this very moment, you created.
It’s not as if you
actually sat down and designed yourself but in a way you did, it just didn’t
happen all at once.
You are the sum total
of your all beliefs, your positive beliefs and your limiting beliefs. This is
it. What you see is where you are, at
this moment.
Everything is how you
designed it: the way you look, your confidence or lack of confidence; the way
you interact with people or don’t interact; your good habits and your bad ones;
your current circumstances and your monetary status; the way you make your
money; the woman or man you choose.
Plus the challenges
you create for yourself, the drama that may exist in your life.
So the question is:
when you look in the mirror do you see yourself as a finished product or as
unfinished business?
For some, it may be
hard to tell the difference, especially if you believe that life happens to you
instead of you happening to life.
Because if you ever
look out at the world and can see a reason why it hasn’t worked out for you,
you are a victim.
If you ever think life
has thrown you a few curve balls, you are a victim.
If you think you were
dealt a bad hand and have had nothing but bad luck, you are a victim.
Until you understand
and accept that you created your life,
that you brought about every event
and episode in it and that you wrote
every chapter, you will remain a victim.
But the best part is
that once you get it, once you accept that you are the creator and take
ownership, you can change it all.
Anything you really
want to change, you can. And I mean quickly.
I also don’t believe that
obesity, drug abuse, alcoholism or any other affliction we humans deal with is
necessary. Be careful of the word “addiction”. It is a dangerous word because
addiction implies no control. It is a kind of invitation to let go and allow
yourself to float down stream.
But it is not a given.
It is not absolutely
required even if your family may have a genetic disposition toward addiction.
That same genetic disposition appears in many people who choose not to allow
situations or circumstances that lead to food, alcohol or drug abuse into their
lives.
But on the other hand,
if you choose to allow addiction into your life, that is your choice.
It could be that you
need to understand the full meaning and reality of some kind of abuse or
addiction.
Maybe you will need to
do it for a month, a year or even 20 years. It doesn’t really matter. This is
your life, your path. You are here to learn.
But if you are ready
to turn a new page, then start.
Take control.
Look in the mirror and
decide.
If you are where you
want to be, more power to you, good on you.
If not, what is
missing? What is needed to become who you
really are?
What is needed to
fulfill the promise and potential you know you have?
First: Accept that you
create your life.
Second: Forgive
yourself if you got off track. Turn the corner.
Third: See who you
want to be. Get a picture of how you want it to be.
And then start.
