Who Am I - REALLY?

We live in a world of identity crisis. Never before in our history has there been so much identity theft. It happens so often that there are actual companies capitalizing on it with identity protection insurance. Even 15 – 20 years ago this would have been inconceivable! Part of the reason this is happening is that life is changing so rapidly now that many of aren’t sure who we are anymore, and this insecurity invites predators to take advantage of it. It’s the Law of Attraction playing out in the negative.

Each of us has a unique energetic signature. This is a frequency that is based on our individual truth, but it can become blurred if we lose sight of what truth is. This energy signature is as unique to us as the watermarked paper our currency is printed on. If we are secure with who we are it’s impossible to counterfeit. If we are not, the door opens to allow fear to become a part of our makeup.

One way to shift this and secure your energy is to do a self-inventory, and you can start this process by defining what is important to you – so important that you would defend it at all cost. These are the components that make up your core value system. Make a list of the values you hold dear—honesty, unconditional love, integrity, peace…and as you create this list, think about each one carefully. Is it truly a part of your makeup, or is it something you have been told that you should have as a part of your standard of living. If it falls into the latter category, it’s someone else’s BS (belief system) and you are lying to yourself about who you really are. Again, according to the Law of Attraction, this will create the energy that will set you up for circumstances you don’t really want to attract—other lies.

There is nothing wrong with using this exercise to grow personally. If you find a value on your list that isn’t part of your makeup, but you are willing to raise your consciousness to allow it to become so, great. You will grow as you stretch to become more than you have been in the past.

As we become more clear about who we are, it’s easier to see our path and direction. Then, when we are no longer lost, our energy signature becomes unique once more and we are protected by our truth, making it difficult, if not impossible for anyone or anything outside ourselves to take this away. As we grow in consciousness and expand our possibilities, we begin to see that we are limitless beings capable of moving past fear and creating miracles in our lives.

THE LOVELY ART OF JUST BEING

Like so many of us, I have been programmed for the majority of my life that I have to be doing something in order to justify my existence. I have gotten really good at doing—been very successful in business and created quite a nice life for myself. But as time has gone on, and I have gotten older, I have discovered how satisfying it can be to just do nothing. I’ve actually become addicted to it! It is an art form, and it is the state that we were truly intended to exist within.

When I first left the corporate world, I found that I had forgotten how to BE. When I would sit on the sofa for a few minutes, I realized that it didn’t take long for all the “to-do’s” to begin to bubble up into my mind and pull me from my reverie. It actually took about six months for this pattern to wear off, so that I could relax into meditation. Additionally, I realized that I had fallen into the trap of working harder in “retirement” than I did at my corporate job! For one thing, I let my boundaries fall away. No longer was I limited by a 9 to 5 paradigm, so when clients would call during dinner or on the weekends, I would take the calls, and it wasn’t unusual for me to be on the computer writing at 10PM in the evening.

When the metaphoric light bulb came on over my head one day, I was aghast! It took some serious reprogramming, but I was able to put my life back into perspective. I don’t have to justify my existence with my work—it is NOT who I am. In fact, if I believe that is the case, then something has gone totally awry! My good friend Patricia told me, “All work and no play makes for some really wound up spiritual people!”

Meditation is a great way to clear the head and just be, releasing the urge to do. Another great place to be is in nature, and these days it’s particularly soothing and grounding to be there. The Universe gives us permission to just be, it will provide everything we require so that we can, in fact. Now, it is our responsibility to give ourselves the same permission. Enjoy it!